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IP Safety Guide

A distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) is when an attacker floods a victim's internet network with malicious traffic, aimed at overwhelming it and causing downtime ranging from seconds to hours and more.

Stopping attacks when your IP address is shared​

  • If your IP address has been leaked or shared, you should change it.
  • Domestic public IPv4 addresses (most likely the one you are using) shown to the server when connecting are split into two categories:

Dynamic​

  • Dynamic IP addresses change regularly. If you are on a home internet connection, you most likely have a dynamic IP address.
    • To reset a Dynamic IP, unplug your modem/router for 60 seconds and then plug it back in. This should provide you with a new IP address.
    • When you do this, you release your existing IP address so that your ISP can recycle it. When you reconnect, your ISP assigns you a new IP address.
    • Going to checkip.amazonaws.com should present you with a different IP address than before.
      • If not try running these steps again, if it doesn’t work still, you probably have a static IP address.

Static​

  • Static IP addresses do not change. If you are on a commercial internet connection, you most likely have a static IP address.
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This makes it harder to gain a new IP address

  • To gain a new IP address you will want to contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and request they change your IP.
  • Explain how you are worried about your security, and your internet has been going down, due to DDoS Attacks.
  • Most of the time they will change your IP at no extra cost.

Preventing your IP address from being shared​

VPNs​

  • Most large servers will not support VPNs, VanillaX included.
  • However, when playing on smaller servers, a VPN service is necessary, as they may not have security like you see on VanillaX.
  • Most people can find a VPN service that works for them online, but a free, easy to use, low latency option is Cloudflare Warp.
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Cloudflare Warp connects you to the closest Cloudflare server. Learn more at Cloudflare Network.

To install Cloudflare Warp, visit 1.1.1.1.