all my users' IP BANNED but I did not ban them :(

nathalielovesqueen · Post by **nathalielovesqueen** » 2003-11-09 20:23

Hello, I need help !!!
I host a hub and suddenly all my users' IP were banned: the error message they get (inckluding me) when trying to connect:

*** Connected
<Hub-Security> Your IP is banned!
*** Disconnected

Those that were connected were not disconnected, but once i shut down the hub, no one could connect anymore, including me.
I haven't banned anyone, there are no ips banned at all(neither in the perm-bann-area nor in the temp-bann-area), thus I am desperate! I changed my scripts, removing the current ones and replacing them with backup files... but the problems remains.
Can anyone help please??
Thanks,
Nath

nathalielovesqueen · Post by **nathalielovesqueen** » 2003-11-09 22:03

please please please help, i don't know what to do !!!!
thanks
nath

Todi · Post by **Todi** » 2003-11-09 23:10

I'm going to assume you're using NMHUB, but please specify next time. Are you absolutely sure that there are NO entries in the permban field? Not even a blank one? A space-ban so to speak? If not, try reinstalling the hubsoft. Make a backup of all your account files etc first thou, and make a note of your other settings, as i believe some things are saved in registry. Good luck.

TheNOP · Post by **TheNOP** » 2003-11-10 02:49

open your ban file and see if it's corrupted or that you don't have a ban with a wildcard * at the begining.

nathalielovesqueen · Post by **nathalielovesqueen** » 2003-11-10 16:13

Yes it concerns the NMhub.

Where can I found the file (or register) where all the accounts are saved ?
I go try to re-install the hub-server software.

Thanks for reacting

greets

Nathalie

TheNOP · Post by **TheNOP** » 2003-11-10 16:31

Where can I found the file (or register) where all the accounts are saved ?

in a file that begin by users.something.
sorry can tell you the extention my NMDCH has been modify.
same for the bans file it begin with bans.
find them in your NMDCH folder.

don_des · Post by **don_des** » 2003-11-11 02:28

I am also running NMDC hub, and after a restart all users including myself were banned.

The reason was, one of the operators had banned an empty IP --> means a blank space, so all IPs from 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 were banned.

So check your Perm Ban List for blank spaces and delete them. If it is the last banned IP, then it can be hard to see, so try to delete the the last blank spaces in the list.

Hope it helps

TheNOP · Post by **TheNOP** » 2003-11-11 13:31

probably will.
thanks for the confirmation on what the problem is.
i would never tough a space could do that.
better to check the bans script for this, adding a check before the bannings.
adding something like this at the beginning of the Ban sub.
i don't know the script you use so this is just an exemple.

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if BanIP = "" then exit sub

Todi · Post by **Todi** » 2003-11-11 14:42

This is an old bug in NMHUB, like i mentioned in my first post.. the GUI has validation against it i believe, but not strings inputted through scripts..

galvanometer · Post by **galvanometer** » 2003-11-14 04:32

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if BanIP = "" then exit sub

Bad idea.
That relies on having one space only in the string. The best way is to trim the string, and then check for zero length.

DC++

all my users' IP BANNED but I did not ban them :(

all my users' IP BANNED but I did not ban them :(

Oops I have tried that too

Bad idea...

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