How to ban an IP address on a TF2 server

Type addip 0 203.0.113.5 in the server console to ban that IP for good, or give minutes instead of 0. Run writeip so it survives a restart.

addip

Bans an IP address for a number of minutes. 0 bans permanently.

addip <minutes> <ip>

Examples

addip 0 203.0.113.5

Permanent IP ban.

Arguments

minutesRequired: Ban length. 0 is permanent.
ipRequired: IP address to ban.

What it does

Useful against players who switch Steam accounts. Save with writeip.

The game's own description: Add an IP address to the ban list.

Good to know

Run writeip to save the list to banned_ip.cfg.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to tf/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a TF2 server first.

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