Does an ONT have identifying features?

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jono2912

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#279942 18-Nov-2020 14:19

Disclaimer, I'm attempting to ban evade a game

Does a ONT100 have any identifying features that it would communicate over the network? As far as I know an ONT doesn't add any packets however I'm hoping someone could confirm.

I've changed my ISP(and modem) and PC and I'm still being detected and banned.

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#2606059 18-Nov-2020 14:23

Hi, the ONT is purely a L2 device, and Chorus only provide L2 tranport for ISP's, therefore I would be very surprised if any aspect of your "connection" followed you from one ISP to another, more likely something on your PC, ie cookies or similar

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#2606104 18-Nov-2020 14:25

That an external company can check? No.

If you are logging in to the game with the same account, then this is how they're banning you, nothing to do with your ISP.

The only other way is that someone you play with is telling the admins your new details.

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#2606107 18-Nov-2020 14:31

Are you using any common ID/payment methods in the game accounts? - they could be tagging these to track you usage

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#2606109 18-Nov-2020 14:37

you have to wonder what you did to get banned in the first place.

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#2606163 18-Nov-2020 14:48

Port identifier information can be injected and sent to the ISP and this may be used to assign static IP etc. Some ISPs may share common infrastructure e.g. Orcon and Slingshot may use same IP ranges. You may have connected the new replacement equipment while you were still connected to the old ISP as many ISPs do not require username/password and use same settings.

More likely to be something else though.

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#2606243 18-Nov-2020 15:40

jono2912:

Disclaimer, I'm attempting to ban evade a game

Does a ONT100 have any identifying features that it would communicate over the network? As far as I know an ONT doesn't add any packets however I'm hoping someone could confirm.

I've changed my ISP(and modem) and PC and I'm still being detected and banned.

Some of the anticheat systems, especially for F2P games are very invasive software. You say you replaced your entire PC (ouch!) but did you also not use any of the same peripherals, or online accounts, or anything like that on that same PC? The amount of data that some of them allegedly send when they suspect cheating is.. staggering.

I'm a geek, a gamer, a dad, a Quic user, and an IT Professional. I have a full rack home lab, size 15 feet, an epic beard and Asperger's. I'm a bit of a Cypherpunk, who believes information wants to be free and the Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. If you use my Quic signup you can also use the code R570394EKGIZ8 for free setup.

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#2606304 18-Nov-2020 15:54

+1 to above, wouldn't be surprised if they have fingerprinted your set up from hardware IDs to MAC addresses of devices connected to your LAN.

In before lock. 😄

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