The scenario was meant as a jokeA nice theory, but wouldn't all those computers have the same IP address?
"I have just received the following telegram from my generous Daddy. It says, "Dear Jack: Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide."(Gridiron Dinner, Washington, D.C., 1958)
As they say, it's not that good of a joke if you need to explain it....