This is only available for admins!
01. Anonymous visitors
01.1 Changing the "default" permissions
For anonymus visitors You can switch the default permissions in the Site_manager menu under the Permissions.
This works for all Anonymous visitors!
01.2 Block IP adress
You can block individual IP Adresses to prevent some anonymous User from your Site.
You find this menu point on the Site_manager menu under the Blocks:
This switches to the IP Adress Blocks frame where You can enter the IP adress(es):
02 Wikidot members
02.1 Changing the "default" permissions
For Wikidot.members You can switch the "_default" permissions in the Site_manager menu under the Permissions.
This work for all Wikidot.members!
02.2 Block Wikidot members
You can block individual Wikidot members at the Site_manager menu
under the Blocks / User_blocks:
If You click on the +_add_user_to_blocklist button then the input frame opens:
When you start the input of a user-name the system opens a download list to help you with a selection of real user-id's.
The resulting List of blocked Members looks like this one:
You can always remove the blocked member of the list by deleting the block.
03 Who is behind that IP-address ?
The widgets below might be embedded anywhere in your wiki.
03.1 IP-lookup.net
03.2 GeoIpTool.com
03.3 IP2location.com
Comments
With a broadband connexion, IP addresses are attributed dynamically by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)…, for only a limited time which depends on the ISP policy.
In Belgium, this is actually the case. The IP address is renewed periodically by the ISP or by the customer if he switches off/on his broadband modem.
Hence, an IP blocked might be useful for immediate actions like fighting spam. However, with the change of IP address, the hacker or spammer might come back with a new IP address.
Moreover, you might prevent the access of regular user, who is unfortunately customer of the same ISP in the case this regular user get the previously banned IP address.
Better to know !
good point. well made , gerdarmi.
I have a fixed ip addy. so i forget to think about things like that.
Lets hope no one has to resort to its use.