UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 7 Development How Do I? Don't allow banned IP's to login

How can I prevent that banned users/IP can still login at our forum? I've banned several IP's but they keep comming back browsing & searching our forum...

Blocking an IP via ban would be pretty high load - really slow things down. Bans just stop them from posting. Blocking them via the server is much more effective - see this post:
http://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB8&Number=38449

Thanks Josh,

I do believe you when you say it will cause a high load on the server, but actually I dont understand why. Upon registration, you only need to check if the IP is on the banlist or not... so where would the high load come from ?

How can I ban an IP via the server ?

You'd have to check the IP against banned IPs on every single page load to keep them from viewing anything anonymously.

You didn't mention registration before - you said anonymous browsing and searching.

You can block an IP address with a .htaccess file. Many web hosting control panels have a "IP Deny" feature. I know Cpanel does. Just type in the IP, and the IP is blocked from the server.