IP safety guide
Guide to Preventing and stopping DDoS Attacks
Stopping attacks when your IP Address is shared
If your IP Address has been leaked, or shared, you will want to change it.
Domestic public IPv4 IP Addresses (most likely the one you are using) that is show to the server when connecting to it, 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 unplugging your modem/router for 60 seconds and then plugging it back in, 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 http://checkip.amazonaws.com/ should present you with a different IP Address than you had 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 Addresss.
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, Vanilla+ included.
However, when playing on smaller servers, a VPN service is necessary, as they may not have security like you see on Vanilla+.
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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