IP ban
Address-based blocking measure
An IP ban blocks a specific Internet Protocol address from accessing a website, server, or online service.
Administrators use IP bans to enforce rules or prevent abuse: He got an IP ban from the forum for spamming.
IP bans can be circumvented with VPNs or by obtaining a new IP address, making them an imperfect but common moderation tool.
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- firewallNetwork access control system
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
- serverOne who attends tables
moderator · VPN · proxy · access denied · kick · permaban · restriction · account · violation · spam · troll · harassment · circumvent · evade · get around · burner account · timeout · shadowban
- access restrictionspassword, paywall, login wall, geo-block, age gate
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- information controlaccess control, censorship, filtering, gatekeeping, moderation
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
IP banwhitelist
Approved access roster
allowlist · full access · open access · unblocked · network access
IP banunban
Remove a prohibition
reinstatement · unbanning · pardon · amnesty · account recovery