Use real ip when proxy server is detected.

This modification is no longer available or supported.

This hack makes the forum always use the members real ip when a proxy is detected, meaning that all existing ip functions should continue to work, basically ignoring the proxy server (other than recording it's presence).

i.e.

* The real ip (or host) is displayed in the who's online page.
* The real and proxy server ip's are accesible for each post, the button is red for members using a proxy server.
* The real ip is searchable in the admin/mod cp (but not the proxy ip).
* The real ip can be banned by admins.

etc etc ......

Obviously this hack relies on the proxy server passing the correct http variables to allow detection. This hack is packaged as a vBulletin product.



History:

v2.12 : Template fix for px.gif.
v2.13 : Minor changes, no update necessary.

[unknownkind]

Originally Posted by zagman76

Paul - can this work with the ip-extra info hack?
j/k



no to be ned-nitpicky, but the version I D/L'd today had 2.11 in the instructions

No they dont work with each other, I installed ip extra info then this proxy tool and the proxy tool was over taking the ip extra info page (the ip extra info page was gone and the proxy tool page was showing up)

[Paul M]

*sigh* Yes they do - hence why he was joking. Try reading the topic instead of making wild statements, I suggest you start at the top of this page, post 181.

[Krose]

hi Paul..i just installed your hack, i don't know if i installed it right though,

but when i look at my "Who's Online" page, it turns out only white page..why?

by the way i just upgraded my vBulletin into 3.5.4..

please help me..i really wanted to use your hack badly..regards

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Krose

but when i look at my "Who's Online" page, it turns out only white page..why?

I have no idea, but this does not make any changes to the WOL page.

[Krose]

thanx for the reply Paul..

I'll try to check it out later, maybe i missed something when i edited the "class_core.php"..

again thanx...you are very supportive.. :up:

[LaCN]

Originally Posted by Krose

thanx for the reply Paul..

I'll try to check it out later, maybe i missed something when i edited the "class_core.php"..

again thanx...you are very supportive.. :up:

installed.

hope it workes

[Stanley Steamer]

Installed :up:

Quick question, will the px.gif turn red on proxies that were posted before this was installed, or will it begin working on new proxies when they are posted?

Never mind, post#9 answered that question.

[Stanley Steamer]

I just had a new member post and it says, "Could Not Resolve Hostname" when I checked his IP.
Doesn't that mean the person is using a proxy?
The IP icon didn't turn red.
I up loaded the gif to my images/buttons folder and made all the changes in the class core.php file at my host and uploaded the xml file to my forum just as the directions said.

This is how the code appears in my product editor.

$db->hide_errors();
$db->query_write("ALTER TABLE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post ADD proxyip

VARCHAR(20) not null AFTER ipaddress");
$db->show_errors();

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Stanley Steamer

I just had a new member post and it says, "Could Not Resolve Hostname" when I checked his IP.
Doesn't that mean the person is using a proxy?

No, it means what it says - there is no hostname associated with the ip address.

[Stanley Steamer]

If someone posts with a proxy, will the IP icon remain red even after they have logged out?
And if a regular registered member posts with a proxy IP, will it show his real IP and not change the IP icon?