You must have asked this about another hack - it was one of the reasons I developed this version. The real ip is extracted and assigned to the standard vB ipaddess static variable - this is what vB then uses in all it's ip related functions (wol, sessions, banning, ip searching etc).

Paul M,

I just installed your hack, but is there anyway to test it? I am sorry if this has been posted before, I skipped through some of the pages and didn't see a way to test it.

Rgds and many thanks

You're not showing as having it installed ;)

The only test is to post via a proxy server (one that passes on the correct http headers). If you PM me a test account I can post on your forum - my ISP is ntl in the uk - who route all http traffic through such proxy servers. I will be here for about 15 mins, and then back again in a few hours.

Another option is to set up your browser with a temporary proxy address and then login to your site and make a post.

Get a free proxy address from http://www.freeproxy.ru/download/lists/goodproxy.txt

Go to your browser Internet Options in the Tools menu and select the Connections tab. Click the LAN settings button and tick the Proxy Server box and type in the address and port number. Click Okay and Apply. Now when you logon to your site you should see that proxy address in WOL and get a red icon when you post.

When the test is finished remove the proxy address from your browser.

All of the above presumes you don't already have a proxy address via your ISP as Paul does.

I know, LoL, I just wanted to test it first. OK, OK, I'll click install now.

My site is: http://forum.m1911.org

Just register under the name Paul M and post something in the Test Forum here:

http://forum.m1911.org/forumdisplay.php?f=85

Thanks, let's see what it does.

Neat, it works, thanks Paul M, nice hack.

Now let's wait for any ... offenders!

If I want to see who has used a proxy IP instead of a normal one, can I create a report which will compare the two columns in post? From what I read, if proxyip is not null, and the ipaddress is different than the proxyip, this meaans that this user is using a proxy to log in, right?

You would have to make your own report or sql query to do this, but yes, if proxy is not null, and ip <> proxy then they have come in via a proxy server. In fact, if proxy is not null, it should never equal the real ip, that would be a seriously screwed set-up.

Thank you Sir, that's what I intended to do, create an Admin report. When I have it, I'll post it here, with your permission of course.

It looks as if this is a powerful tool for the admins, again, well done.

Feel free. :)

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