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ThinkDigit Forum blockec my college IP Address

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aningbo Original post #1
Jul 11, 2011 at 6:09 AM
After mailing the administrators several times and zero response from them, i thought i'll post it here and see who else is being blocked!

The entire IIT Delhi's network is blocked. I can't access this forum from there!

anyone else?
asingh
asingh #2
Jul 11, 2011 at 9:58 AM
^^
Why would they block out this site..?
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #3
Jul 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM
I dont think any ip is blocked even if spamming was done from that IP.
Even chinese ip's are unblocked
nims11
nims11 #4
Jul 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM
maybe your college blocked it on their network (weird).
coderunknown
coderunknown #5
Jul 11, 2011 at 11:27 AM
^^ most likely.

OR some students were throwing in ads/spams using the college network. so ico blacklisted the whole network.
asingh
asingh #6
Jul 11, 2011 at 11:39 AM
^^
Ya, could be one of the MODs..IP banned and IIT'an. He he...!
skeletor
skeletor #7
Jul 11, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Post the IP range here.

Sam said:
OR some students were throwing in ads/spams using the college network. so ico blacklisted the whole network.
Click to expand...
yup, that's what might have happened.
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aningbo #8
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:56 PM
its weird because its only the forum that has been blocked. i can still access the website and every other pages.

I doubt its the work of the iit administration but some setting to do with this forum software. I have NOT come across any other forum/website being blocked except this forum..

The Error goes something like "The Administrator of this forum has blocked your IP blah blah blah...." and i cant access the forums.

My laptop IP address has 10.156.x.x while the overall is detected as 120.56.173.xxx
skeletor
skeletor #9
Jul 12, 2011 at 11:06 PM
I guess it says this:
*i.imgur.com/ZI31q.png

aningbo said:
My laptop IP address has 10.156.x.x while the overall is detected as 120.56.173.xxx
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120.56.x.x is NOT banned. It is the IP you are posting from. Tell me the IP range of IIT Delhi's network.

Only 120.33.x.x, 120.35.x.x, 120.36.x.x, 120.37.x.x, 120.28.x.x and 120.89.x.x are banned.
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aningbo #10
Jul 13, 2011 at 1:35 AM
that is very stupid of me!!!

my hostel IP address in the campus was 10.156.x.x and overall it uses 180.149.52.xx
skeletor
skeletor #11
Jul 13, 2011 at 2:41 AM
yup, 180.149.x.x range is banned.

I'll review it and let you know soon.
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aningbo #12
Jul 13, 2011 at 2:48 AM
i would love to know the reason too.

Thanx
skeletor
skeletor #13
Jul 13, 2011 at 2:49 AM
180.149.30.x to 180.149.69.x seems to be from India. These are unbanned now. :)

The 180.149.x.x range was banned because we were receiving Bangladeshi/Mongolian spam.
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aningbo #14
Jul 13, 2011 at 3:10 PM
Bangladeshi/Mongolian spam? LOL

Thanx. Really appreciate it :)