Does Blizzard ban by IP or Hardware Configuration?

[nilum]

No, I do not have a static IP. So even if Blizzard does ban my IP I know it would easy to get around it.

Also I have had problems with PunkBuster in the past because it actually sends out a hash(or something) which identifies some of your hardware. I was able to get around PunkBuster using a custom driver, but it was still rather annoying.

Does Blizzard only ban accounts or do they also take these extra steps? I want to try a few bots on trial WoW accounts, but should I also be doing it through proxy or on a junk pc?

[whitekidney]

Blizzard has never banned any IP's.

I do know they have banned MAC adresses though.

[nilum]

Blizzard has never banned any IP's.

I do know they have banned MAC adresses though.

Okay, so I should be using something like SMAC to change my MAC address?

[whitekidney]

Okay, so I should be using something like SMAC to change my MAC address?

You can't change your MAC address, it's physically interegrated into your networks card.

[nilum]

You can't change your MAC address, it's physically interegrated into your networks card.

Well, maybe change was not the proper word to use. i should have said 'spoofing' because the hard-coded MAC address does stay the same. SMAC helped me get past Punkbuster's Mac address check. So it definitely works.

PCWorld Award - SMAC MAC Address Changer for Windows 2000, 2003, XP, VISTA, 2008