Getting around the IP ban

[Petway]

Hey, I've looked around the forum, but I can't seem to find any info on how to get around the stupid "Realm down" thing. My cable internet provider doesn't let me change IP addresses, so I can't just change it and get back on when it happens.... is there any other way to get around this?

[Snipz]

Take your cable out for 10 minutes put it back in you will have new ip address.

[GenocideMachine]

You want to unplug the cable modem, lick the electrical socket then plug it back in. The modem just need more conduction.

[slashbomb]

only wat is to wait

[Petway]

sigh, IP banned again. GRRRR!!! Any idea why this happens, and why they started doing it?

[Rygiz]

well i remember one day i was looking around for hacky things and i was on a google hacks website and there was a guide on how to change your ip within mins...how ever i cannot remember what site it was but i will take a look again, it probably works with bnet too

Edit: Forgot to add sometimes when you get ip banned and then you join open bnet and try reconnecting to closed it will work. dont know why

[Tetsumaru]

ip ban happens because u movin around too fast.

20 games per hour is what blizzard allows. thats 3 min per game is allowed minimum.

[FrogMan]

u can also del the battle.net folder in regedit.. something like that its on the battle.net website

[Bowbow]

Well Cable is a tricky issue for me, never had one before. Try what people mentioned above, Close Modem/Unpower, wait a few min, turn on.

For DSL Users:
-Depending on your DSL Modem box, names will vary:-
Open up FireFox/Internet Explorer-
-Type in 192.168.1.1 (this is default modem ip)
-Look around for Configuration, or Static Ip.
-You will most likely get prompt to enter username/password (this is the username/password that you signed up with verizon, if not, try User:Admin Password: Password.
-You can set if u want static ip or not. My static ip is enabled for : User Configured PC. This means that i choose my own static ip. Note, this is STATIC IP, not IP itself, meaning you are still limited to what your NIC card/modem can do on the internet.
-After you choose Static IP, go to start, control panel, Network connections, right click ->properties, Scroll down to Internet Protocol(tcp/ip), click the box where it says "Use the following ip" and type in the static ip of your choice.
Note: First three bars must be 192.168.1. (in my case, anyway). the last # can go from 2-254.
-Subnet mask (honestly i have no idea what this is, i put 255.255.255.0 - Its supposedly telling your NIC what digits to read/send.
Default gateway is 192.168.1.1
Dns Server: 192.168.1.1

Now go ahead and save that all up.
You may restart comp, just to refresh all settings. Now if you play d2 and experience ip ban, go to Internet Protocol(tcp/ip) and change the last digit one value up /down, reset modem and attempt to play d2 again)


~_~_~_~_ If this method doesnt work, disable Static Ip, then follow:
-
-Start->run->cmd
-ipconfig/release [press enter]
-ipconfig/renew [press enter]

This method has never worked for me, but some ppl claim it works. Test it if u want.

Hope this helps some ppl.

[DemonicRage]

If you have dsl, turn off the cable box and turn it back on. Thats all.