Ddos issues for gamer
 

Hi guys have a big problem. My son plays competitive gaming in Destiny and someone has identified his IP address as The Destiny servers are not dedicated. This person is now sending Ddos attacks regularly ruining his gameplay and taking the rest of the family's internet out as well. It is dos attacks as he posts he's going to do it sometimes. I've called VM to see what they can do and you can guess the rest. What my son needs is a new external IP and a VPN. How can I change the IP. If I put my Superhub 2 into modern mode and buy another router will my IP change. I'm amazed someone can just use our IP to disrupt our household to this level.

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Switching to modem mode and using an external router should get you a new IP.

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Switching to modem mode, connecting, then switching back again should get you a new IP without buying a new router.

If you're on a shub 2 you could also ask for a shub 3 which would also solve it.

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A VPN would give a new IP address anyway so no need to mess about changing routers or switching to modem mode.

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...but this is NOT Virgin Media’s fault.
...and resolving it for you will likely cause a problem for the Virgin Media customer who inherits the IP address and DDOS attack.

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Will this not just give me my original (sticky dynamic) IP back again?

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Will a VPN just not mask your original IP. As soon as the culprit sees my son online he will attack the original IP and take us down again.

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Lol, so it's the OP's fault? What's fault got to do with this? In fact, is it not the ISP's interest to have some sort of protection (Black holing/Scrubbing centre).

As others have said VPN will solve it anyway.
Otherwise Modem mode gets you a new IP, I don't think switching straight back will get you router mode with a new IP though as the DHCP lease will still be in play.

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I agree but this is an increasing problem as all my sons friends are having the same thing happen to them. When I phoned VM they put me through to another unit called the Gadget helpline who wanted to charge me a premium to fix my problem. Surely if a fix exists why wouldn't VM help me at first call.
So the scenario is if I can obtain a family's IP address I can vindictively take them down at my leisure as often and for as long as I like. This seriously needs looking at. And if all the people who are having my problem shead the original IP to prevent the attack there are going to be an awful lot of vulnerable reassigned IP addresses.

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Can anyone recommend a decent router for around £160 that works with Superhub 2 in Modem mode? I've seen some routers have built in VPN is that as good as paying monthly for one?

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-RT-AC6...rds=asus+ac68u

https://www.asus.com/uk/Networking/RTAC68U/

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Thanks. This was on my shortlist. I've ordered one.

Internet down again tonight for 30 minutes.

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Found out from my son a lot of his friends have true dynamic IP's which change daily. Why can't VM do this?

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Also when I called customer services I was put through to some lady whom I could hardly hear due to her children shouting in the background. Very professional!

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Because you are the only person who wants a dynamic ip. Everyone else is the complete opposite and wants static.

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What are the benefits of static?

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Some devices like a static IP to work better. Like security stuff.


I am setting all my network devices where I can to Static as I can sort them out to "Peoples kit, Echos, Smart switches, etc".

I try and do this via the device, but the TiVo's are proving difficult.

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Guys when setting up my asus router with SH2 in modem mode do I just let it auto detect everything once they are connected. Only looking at the manual for Internet connection in the GUI for auto set up it has
Host name (optional) and MAC address (optional). Do I just skip this and press next?