Wrong password when logging in

@adrianer: Well, the policeman usually has to PROVE that he drove to fast in modern days. By the way, this case actually is more like a policman shooting in somebodies head because he is suspecting a gun and funnily, nobody, not even the dead person knew if he had a gun, because he doesnt know how ia gun looks like.

Instead of writing long messages, you could have SIMPLY ASK FOR INFORMATION adrianer, or better: use this time to write an WIKI_ARTICLE. Of course OSP says he did nothing wrong, because he does THE SAME THING SINCE YEARS, simply playing settlers 3 with his internet connection.

I write this, because your comment is really DISTRUCTIVE in the sense that THE WHOLE COMMUNITY tries to convince that this is nothing personal, but you are, with this comment, making a power struggle out of it.

It might be helpful if you give him an example of what you expect. How would one counter if you allege Deutsche Telekom is a VPN provider?

I'd start with your most favorite Internet provider lately:

Still no explanation about that one...


If you can't see it, then I would recommend an eye doctor.

I already have an eye doctor and quite nice glasses. I reckon I need a brain doctor, because I dont even know what you are talking about. What is "it" that I should "see"?

EDIT: Is it about OSP being paranoid?

@Casjen

Answer was pretty simple, the route to the answer was not however. For the benefit of others, see below what was required:

1. Your current Internet IPv4 address based on e.g. https://www.geodatatool.com/
2. List of currently running processes in the Task Manager
3. List of installed software
4. List of network adapters with their current IP adresses
+ website of the network provider

Simple list, simple to execute, not so simple to communicate. Lots of not so plesant discussions could have been avoided, have I had this list initially.

Ideally, this list should be posted somewhere for transparency and clarity of actions in the case a similar situation occurs (which seems likely, e.g based on what you said above).

gl hf

UPDT: The last but not the least - thanks to all those in the community who helped and shared support on the forum and beyond forum. Special thanks to senna and aiolos for taking their time to speak to admins to try find a solution.

Proxy / VPN einfach erklärt
Um vielleicht dem ein oder anderen das Leben zu vereinfachen, dachte ich mir ich setze mich mal an das Thema dran, sodass man es einfach verständlich für jedermann vlt als Thread fixieren kann.
Was ist ein Proxy?
Ein Proxy wird verwendet, um seine eigene IP zu verschlüsseln bzw. zu verbergen – grob gesehen.
Der Proxy wird oftmals in Firmen eingesetzt, zurzeit sogar vermehrt, da durch die Corona Zeit viele aus dem Homeoffice herausarbeiten. Damit soll gewährleistet werden, dass die Identifikation der einzelnen Person gewährleistet ist. Proxys werden aber nicht nur in Firmen eingesetzt, sondern eben auch bei Providern. Bsp.: Vodafone, Telekom, 1&1 und Co.
Beispiel: Du surfst von zuhause aus über einen sogenannten WLAN-Stick. Dies bedeutet das du dich mit diesem WLAN-Stick mittels Proxys auf ein Mobilfunknetz verbindest. Der Proxy sorgt dafür das deine Rechner Adresse verborgen bleibt, sodass niemand auf dein Rechner zugreifen kann. Dies hat viele Sicherheitsaspekte für dich und auch für andere. Jedoch verbirgt sich dahinter auch eine gewisse Gefahr für den „Empfänger“. Deine Identität ist eben durch diesen Proxy verborgen und man kann im Schatten agieren. Dies soll kein Freifahrtsschein sein, eher im Gegenteil. Proxys befinden sich zumeist auf unseriösen Servern im WWW, die meist listed sind. Dies führt dazu, dass einige Server demnach die Verbindungen ablehnen.
Ebenso wie hier im Beispiel, verbindest du dich über dein Handy oder einen WLAN-Stick zum Internet. Je nach Geolocation, Provider o.Ä. wird deine IP-Adresse verändert, auch durch oben genannte Proxys. Dies führt wiederum zu solch einer Aktion wie sie hier im Topic beschrieben wurde.

Was ist VPN?
VPN steht für Virtual private Network und wie der Name es auch schon sagt, handelt es sich hierbei um ein virtuelles PRIVATES Netzwerk. Sprich, du verbindest dich mit der von dir angegebenen IP-Adresse auf eine gesicherte Verbindung. Analog zu dem (nicht absichtlich) eingesetzten Proxy Server kann hieraus ein Problem entstehen, dass vlt nicht absichtlich, aber dennoch massive Probleme hinter sich herziehen kann. Meist für denjenigen der das VPN betreibt. Ich hoffe ich konnte vielleicht die ein oder andere Verständnis frage lösen oder etwas auflockern.
In diesem Sinne, Greeting in die Runde


ENG:
Proxy / VPN simply explained
To make life easier for some of you, I thought I'd sit down with the topic, so that you can fix it as a thread in a way that is easy to understand for everyone.
What is a proxy?
A proxy is used to encrypt or hide your own IP - roughly speaking.
The proxy is often used in companies, at the moment even more, because of the corona time many people work out of the home office. This is to ensure that the identification of the individual person is guaranteed. Proxies are not only used in companies, but also by providers. For example: Vodafone, Telekom, 1&1 and Co.
Example: You surf from home via a so-called WLAN stick. This means that you connect to a mobile network with this WLAN stick using proxies. The proxy makes sure that your computer address is hidden, so that nobody can access your computer. This has many security aspects for you and also for others. However, there is also a certain danger for the "receiver" behind it. Your identity is hidden by this proxy and you can act in the shadow. This is not meant to be a free ticket, quite the contrary. Proxies are mostly located on dubious servers in the WWW, which are mostly listed. This leads to the fact that some servers refuse the connections.
Just like here in the example, you connect to the internet via your cell phone or a WLAN stick. Depending on the geolocation, provider or similar, your IP address will be changed, also by the above mentioned proxies. This again leads to an action like the one described in this topic.

What is VPN?
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and as the name already says, it is a virtual PRIVATE network. In other words, you connect to a secure connection using the IP address you have specified. Analogous to the (not intentionally) used proxy server, this can lead to a problem that may not be intentional, but can still cause massive problems. Mostly for the person who runs the VPN. I hope I could solve the one or other understanding question or loosen up a little bit.
With this in mind, Greeting to the round

@Aiolos, denke du musst hier unterscheiden zwischem dem Third-Party VPN Verbot (Regel der aLobby) und dem aLobby-VPN, was zum Siedler-Spielen genutzt wird.

Aus meiner Sicht entsteht durch das Siedler-VPN der aLobby kein Haftungsrisiko, da das VPN ja lediglich für Siedler-Traffic genutzt wird und nicht regulärer Internet-Traffic darüber läuft. Die VPN-Anbieter, auf die du dich beziehst, erlauben ja den regulären Internet-Traffic über ihr VPN durchzuleiten.

Das Verbot von Third-Party VPN seitens der aLobby ist vielmehr darin begründet, dass die aLobby jemanden eindeutig identifizieren möchte, um ihn wegen virtuellem Hausfriedensbruch(?) strafrechtlich zu verfolgen. Was die aLobby sich von einer Verurteilung verspricht, sei mal dahingestellt, aber es handelt sich wohl um persönliche Gründe.

@ramstein @adrianer

So I tried logging in today and I wasn't able to. Then I tried to log in the forum and I couldn't even log in either. It took me some time but then I realised that you had blocked all of my ips. So I had to use another internet provider (by the way - exactly the same LTE provider, but a different sim car - how ridiculous is that?) to access the forum.

Why was my ips were blocked? I've provided all the information about each network to Adrinaer and he checked it via teamviewer and confirmed that everything was ok and that I was not using a vpn. What was the purpose of this whole exercise then?

Why I wasn't informed about the fact that you will block my ip? We've had a long discussion here and at least, as a minimum, out of politeness it made sense to let me know? Especially after I have provided all information that you requested. This just continues to make no sense to me.

Finally, ramstein, could you please explain why my personal data has been publicly disclosed on this forum without my consent? You haven't replied, but I'd like an explanation. I really didn't want to get back into this topic and wanted to let it go, but since the blocking and overall disrepectful attitude towards me continues, I'd like to get an explanation.

Update: I guess I won't be able to view the response LOL as they should technically block the ip from Vodafone (since they blocked my other Vodafone IP) that I just used to log in.

Quite sad to see this issue to be continued.

Correct me if I am wrong, but it might have been an automatic block of an IP-range based on a quality analysis of a rating software. In this case, your block just happened to be an unfortunate side effect. It's simply impractical to warn users beforehand.


Regarding the behaviour of some admins here, I recommend not to take it too seriously. It's not that I'm saying it's ok, but you just can't change them. This is not a commercial business where they are really bound to follow some official code of conduct.

Well these are obviously two different issues. On the one hand the complete deactivation of your account, on the other hand the block of specific IPs.
However, the latter trumps the first, so it's impossible to play with an activated account and bad IP.

It can be somewhat annoying to read your feedback again and again, you know. Still good luck with that strategy!