Also ... what user is PHP running as? If it's running as a service
configured as "Local System" it will not have network access like you're
trying to get.
In order for services to have access to other Windows networking
resources (ex: shared folders), it must be running as a user, NOT Local
Daniel,
I don't think this is going to help you much. Most ISPs assign unique
DNS names to each IP address, so you'd end up with something like:
92-18-36-1.wsip.mysip.com
the first time they come in, and
92-18-36-2.wsip.mysip.com
the next time ... if you ban based on DNS name, you're still