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sintrinity:
This may belong in Retardoland so feel free to move it cause I am feeling like a complete idiot right now but I know someone here can explain this to the computer illiterate that I am.
I recently purchased a new computer and so far the worst thing has been trying to remember all the user-IDs and passwords to sites that I had Windows remembering on my old one since I don't do restores. I use new computers as a clean-up time so I have to reinstall things I really want. Anyhow, I think I got most of them sorted out except MTS2 and I think I actually got the info right but was told I "automatically failed an IP check" or something along those lines. I know that I need to get with them on it (not here) and I have already sent an e-mail but....
Does just getting a new computer change my IP address? I kinda thought that my ISP issued those or something. I know we have 4 computers on a wireless network and they stagger the last number, or at least used to but the msg from MTS did indeed recite back to me an unfamiliar one. However, when I bought the last new computer I didn't get any IP checks failing after hooking it up to the same network.
Or is it Vista that is doing something different, or even my ISP changing something and not telling me. I don't even know how to check this stuff :-[ It just all used to magically work together.
Ok, point and laugh now....
KatEnigma:
No, you're right, your ISP assigns your IP, and your router then further splits it across your home network. Your IP should stay the same, regardless of which computer you use from your network. Besides the simple fact that some ISP's give you a new IP address every time you log in, or like mine, anytime you reset your router, so it's impractical to keep people out based on their IP.
sintrinity:
Thanks Kat, I just couldn't understand why this was happening all of a sudden on MTS2 when I have used the same ISP 3+yrs and been a member there since whenever Sims2 came out. I have never had this problem before and quite frankly didn't even know that a site would keep track of my IP address or care where I logged in from. It must have just checked because I was trying to have the password reset and wanted to verify I was me.
I'm sure they'll get it straightened out for me I just couldn't figure out if I had changed something I shouldn't have somewhere.
PandaGirl:
I access MTS2 from many different computers in many places and I've never seen that as an issue.
sintrinity:
I have never had trouble before either but when I tried to do a password reset it took me to an automated thing that asked for my userID, e-mail, birthday and created an e-mail for me to send to them - cut and pasted minus my info (don't know why since it's here anyways :P). Maybe I am just not getting what the error really is and when I get a response it will be something I just didn't know about (i.e. user error :P) -
It's not really a big deal, I was just confused having never had this problem before with any site. It kinda worries me that my account is messed up or something.
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Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:25:26 -0800 (PST)
From: "Rhonda" <> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Password Reset
To: modthesims2@gmail.com
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Requesting IP: 68.13.104.83
(Automatic: Failed IP check)
http://db.modthesims2.com/moderator.php?do=useroptions&u=88039
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