Is My Ip Address Blocked?

[shelaesman]

How do I find out if my IP address is blocked?

[AB Editor]

Who do you think is blocking it? One way to test is to access the site/whatever from a different IP, and see if you get either a different site, or denied access.

[shelaesman]

@AB Editor
How do I get access to a different IP address?

[The Builder]

Usually this would only be applicable if you have a Static address (as some businesses have.)

Residential connections are mostly on a Dynamic address. i.e. it is assigned when you connect. Every time you get a different address.

[anneasquith]

silly question !!!!!!!!!!!! what is an IP address ?

[shelaesman]

@The Builder
How do I find out if the IP address at my workplace is static or dynamic?

[shelaesman]

@anneasquith
a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

[The Builder]

So, it's a business? You could simply go here ............

http://whatismyipaddress.com/

For domestic users, you would simply note the address given, switch off, then re-boot. Check the site again, and it'll show a different address if it's Dynamic.

For a business, perhaps with its own servers, I guess the simplest way would be to ask your IT guy. I'm no expert, but I would imagine that re-booting your PC may well take you back to the same Static address if that's what you have.

Sorry not to have been more help.

[The Builder]

Good point about the lease timing, Meths. Thanks for that :o)

[AB Editor]

For example, has your employer stopped you from accessing Facebook?

You might be better off asking your technical team to let you know what is on the blacklist/whitelist?

[Peter Pedant]

well I understood a bit - how do I find out what my dynamic address is ?

thx for the info anway....

[Peter Pedant]

O god that is amazing
it works !
thx lads

[shelaesman]

@The Builder
Well..... You enlightened me a bit there. Thank you!

@methyl
I am supposed to check if my company websites are deindexed/penalized/sandbox-ed by Google. When I try to check through http://www.searchenginegenie.com/ , it says something like 'Your ip address is blocked. Please try again after some time.'

[jeffa]

"At any one time there may be millions of home PCs with the same home network IP address. They mostly use the public addresses 192.168.*.* . "

Not just home users. 192.168.*.* are private addresses:
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=private%20network%20addresses%20192