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There is a limit on downvoting (I think 4 times karma), but not on upvoting. And sockpuppets could upvote each other, giving themselves more power to downvote. Noticing that an account gets all (or most of) its karma from the same IP address could help to guard against this exploit.
Though IP tracking only makes the exploits less convenient. There are proxy services that let you hit the website from multiple different IP addresses.
Okay, that idea makes sense then and I support it.
I would only suggest that it not let users know about mere comments from sockpuppets at the same address, as people often have valid reasons to post as a sockpuppet (i.e. not attach the personal information to their name if their primary account uses their real name). It should only be a tool for restricting sockpuppet karma abuse, not mere posting.