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What Is an IP Ban?

An IP ban is a block a website, game server or network places on an IP address, or a whole range, so requests from it are refused. It targets the connection, not the account, so anyone using that IP is affected.

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how it works

How IP bans work

Bans are enforced at the firewall, the CDN or web application firewall, or inside the application. Automatic systems add bans when an IP crosses a threshold, such as failed logins or requests per minute, and many lift them after minutes or hours. Manual bans by moderators or security teams may be permanent. Scope varies:

  • 1

    Single IP

    What is blocked
    One address
    Typical trigger
    Abuse, spam, brute-force logins, scraping too fast
  • 2

    Subnet

    What is blocked
    A range, often a /24
    Typical trigger
    Several bad IPs in the same block

  • ASN

    What is blocked
    Everything from a network
    Typical trigger
    Sites that refuse hosting providers as a class
  • 4

    Country

    What is blocked
    All IPs located there
    Typical trigger
    Licensing, regulation, sanctions
in practice

Signs you are IP banned

An IP ban looks the same for every account and browser on that connection, and disappears on a different network. Test from mobile data or another IP before you change anything else.

IP ban: key points
  • Every page returns 403, or a block page from the site's CDN, while other networks work.
  • Connections time out or are reset straight away.
  • Endless CAPTCHA loops even after solving.
  • Login fails with a generic error for every account from that IP.
why it matters

Why IP bans matter for proxy users

On a proxy you inherit the IP's history. On a shared proxy, someone else's behaviour can get the IP banned while you are using it, and a subnet ban can follow from neighbours on the same /24. A dedicated proxy gives you an IP whose recent history is yours alone; a rotating pool spreads requests so no single IP builds up a pattern.

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IP ban FAQs

Straight answers about IP ban.

It depends on the site. Automatic bans from rate limits or failed logins often expire within minutes to a day; manual bans for abuse can be permanent.

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