it used to work! but now its not working on anyone!

It's not the database, more likely you have either changed something in a file or used a mod, or skin that has effected the IP banning feature, or they are masking their IP address.

ive installed a new forum now....i still have the old one connected to the databse but still i installed a new one connected to the same databse...you know like you can write from 2 diffrent foums....each one with another skin (2 forums connected to the same satabse) and i gave my friend an ADMIN status....got myself a new user and told him to bann me....he did so and NOTHING happend! even with the new forum system! i tried banning alot of people and nothing happens! whats up? and im using the new forum! you think i should delete the old one or something? dunno...i dont think its the problem....anyone? borg?

Why don’t you use the Ban Email address. Banning dynamic IP-adresses and banning in ranges is no good, because the chances of banning innocent people is fairly big. Banning an email address however, can be hard work for a trouble maker. Each time the trouble maker get their email banned and get deleted from the system, they will have to go find a new mail adresse in order to get into the system again. And yet again you ban their mail addresse, and shovel them out the door. I am certain that they get tired of this procedure and loose interest in your board after a short while.

Vaseline wrote: Why don’t you use the Ban Email address. Banning dynamic IP-adresses and banning in ranges is no good,

Just curious here, what happen if they use a false hotmail account when registering. Does this forum block hotmail email account?

Most people have got a dynamic IP address. This address changes each time the person logs on the internet. So in other words, the very same IP address is used by several people – not just one person. That way, if you ban A by his IP address, you might also ban B, C, D and E. That is if they use the same ISP. When you ban a range of IP-addresses there is of course a bigger chance of banning even more people. The reason why the ban might not work, is because you and your trouble makers change IP addresses each time they log on the Internet - thereas theyve got a dynamic IP address as certain fact! Dynamic IP-addressses is a common thing! So be caution! The best way is to ban their email address, and keep on doing that, till they drop interest in your board.

I have banned specific hotmail addresses without no further troubles. It works here! :-)

By the way, you might want to reconsider "you must receive a confirmation email to join the forum", because this function makes things real tedious for trouble makers. The more obstacles for these sick people the better, right?   This way, they will also have to use a valid email addresse, and not just a hoax addy!

Borg, don't you still know how to solve this problem? I have the same problem. IP banning does not work. Even on the new forum.
Help me!

Like Borg has said multiple times, it's not the forum software at fault. The users are probably masking their IP / using a proxy server / they have dynamic IP addresses. Try banning by email as has been previously suggested.

Blair