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i changed my password to something hard, for my nation "Emperor Matthuis" and i got a message saying Your IP address has registered several failed attempts to login within a short period. In the interests of system security, you have been blocked from attempting to login again for approximately 45 minutes." and i got this last night and i tried to log in just now and i got it again. I tried changing my password but that didn't help so can anyone help me?
Thanks

First, let me make sure I have the right time-line here:

1) Some time last night (several hours ago) you changed the password on "Emperor Matthuis"
2) Imediatly after that you tried to log in and got the "Multiple Failed Attempts to log in - Ip Blocked" message.
3) You slept on it.
4) When you woke up several hours later, you were still getting the Multiple attepmts IP block message.

Well, if you use dial-up it could be you are getting extremely unlikely in your IP address assignments. But not likely.

Is it possible somebody else on your computer tried to brute-force password access a nation yesterday and again this morning? Can you think of any other way you might have triggered the IP ban by accident?

Also, it should still be possible to log in to the forum account since the password won't have been changed with the nation's change (unless they've changed this, which isn't likely since it would put even MORE load on the forums).

Side note: To log in to the forums without logging in to a nation, close all your IE (or whatever browser you use) windows, get rid of your NS cookie [this step is here 'cause the "log out" button was hacked out of the forums], navigate to the forums without logging in (or creating) a nation andtry to post something. Uppon hitting new topic or reply, it'll ask you for your l/p. Don't forget: It's your old password, not whatever you changed it to.

Further addition: Yoinked from the Mercia: The next generation civil hq

hrrrrrrr...i changed my password to something that was hard to spell and i got it wrong quite a lot over last night and it gave me this
"Your IP address has registered several failed attempts to login within a short period. In the interests of system security, you have been blocked from attempting to login again for approximately 45 minutes."
That was LAST night it gave me that and i tried to log in again i got it again i will check the forums for help and i got a new password but i'm stuck, so if i don't log in for a bit you'll know why
Thanks
Well. That explains why you got the message last night at least. Does Matthuis have an email on it? If so, you can get your password back that way. (Is that what you meant by "Got a new password" - I've never used the password recovery system on NS so I don't know if that's how it works). I still have no idea why you would still be getting the message though... unless you get ver little sleep at night ;)

Mmm ... try again in 45 minutes?

Good luck with the password. That's why i never use passwords too complicated as my memory is rather bad. :P

i'm ok now thanks for your help!!! :D