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Can IP's Repeat? Will this link my accounts?
 

My gf thought my IP list was just random numbers on paper and she threw them away. I was wondering if IP's can repeat over a period of time. For example lets say i logged into stealth account 1 a month ago with the IP of 123.123.123. Then a month later i log into stealth account 2 with the same IP of 123.123.123. Will this link my accounts?

yes they do repeat and they will link.

There are a pool of IP's per area/distance. Im positive that someone got an IP that i had before. And if they log into their ebay account with the IP that i have logged into before they will be linked? Makes no sense, i would think you only get linked if you log into different accounts within like hours not months. Anyone got more info on this?

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Hi, yes ips repeat overtime. Sometimes they repeat for me the very next day. Keep backups of files. I learned the hard way.

Im just saying, can you really be linked if your ip repeats like a month later with the same account?

No you cannot be linked by just ip.. It takes more than that.

You wont be suspended just due to your IP this is always good to remeber...however it may lead to your account being looked at with greater scruitiny.

Are you 100% about the ip? The reason I ask is I'm almost positive I had 3 accounts shut down because of ip. The only other thing that could have linked them was using the same stock pics from google images. Do you think the pictures are more sticky than the ip?

Im pretty sure they will not link you which would lead to a suspension just from an IP address, after all many many users could be using the same IP in shared accommodation etc. However im sure someone more experienced such as an admin might offer their opinion :)

Not sure about this but personally i feel that using pictures from google is a big NO NO. Especially when your account is new. It might of been due to your ip if you constantly logged in and out from different accounts to other accounts.

I think you might be right. I had a bad habit of logging in and out the different accounts all day. Thanks for the info. :clap:

IP's repeat-as long as you have all your other ducks in a row, they will not link because of this.

IP's all have to repeat sometime. Your ISP has a pool of dynamic IP addresses they assign.