IP blocking by powderwireless

Monniiesh Velmurugan

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Dec 12, 2024, 10:40:46 AM12/12/24

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Hey,

So, a quick question. Is there any kind of IP blocking performed by powderwireless.net? So I was trying to run an experiment in the test bed, but I could not reconnect to the server and open the website on my browser, a while after, unless I used a VPN.

Is there any specific reason which caused this so that I don't repeat the same mistake again.

Best,

Monniiesh

Leigh Stoller

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Dec 12, 2024, 10:43:03 AM12/12/24

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> So, a quick question. Is there any kind of IP blocking performed by powderwireless.net? So I was trying to run an experiment in the test bed, but I could not reconnect to the server and open the website on my browser, a while after, unless I used a VPN.
> Is there any specific reason which caused this so that I don't repeat the same mistake again.

Do you mean coming in from the public internet? If so,
please tell us your IP. Also the output of a traceroute is
very helpful.

Leigh

Monniiesh Velmurugan

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Dec 12, 2024, 10:49:34 AM12/12/24

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Yeah. When I try to ssh or access the website when connected to my home Wi-Fi, I cannot connect to the server nor does the webpage load.

Monniiesh

Mike Hibler

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Dec 12, 2024, 11:48:07 AM12/12/24

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Yes, we do block IPs that are on well known blacklists or that we have
determined are ssh-scanning our nodes.

This does not mean that you were the one doing something bad, just that
someone in the past that had your Internet provider assigned IP was doing it.

You will need to tell us what that IP is so we can check. This will be the
"WAN" IP on your wifi router.

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Kirk Webb

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Dec 12, 2024, 11:59:52 AM12/12/24

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You can also check which IP you are coming from by visiting
https://whatismyip.com. Look for the IPv4 address shown there.

-Kirk

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