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.

[Paul M]

Actually they work fine together apart from the display aspects in the postbit, if you install this hack, and then disable the product, it will still to the proxy > ip conversion, and use/record the real address, what it won't do is store/use the proxy address.

In fact, I *think* that if you have the latest version of this hack installed and fully active, if you then just manually disable the Proxy to Real IP (2) plugin, they should co-exist nicely.

[dieselpowered]

I assume to upgrade you just import product and allow overwrite?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

I assume to upgrade you just import product and allow overwrite?

Yes. Only the product has changed, not the file edits.

[dieselpowered]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Yes. Only the product has changed, not the file edits.

That is what I thought, but just wanted to make sure

Thanks as always Paul!!

[biggjoe]

Paul;

Thanks for the tip. Yes, as I outlined in my post, they both can co-exist...it's just the UI side that's not totally compatible. However, I'm glad that all I have to do is just disable the 'Proxy to Real IP (2) plugin' instead of the entire hack...which is pretty cool.

Any word on a future update that fixes the UI issue?

Thanks again for the hack!

J.

Actually they work fine together apart from the display aspects in the postbit, if you install this hack, and then disable the product, it will still to the proxy > ip conversion, and use/record the real address, what it won't do is store/use the proxy address.

In fact, I *think* that if you have the latest version of this hack installed and fully active, if you then just manually disable the Proxy to Real IP (2) plugin, they should co-exist nicely.

[dieselpowered]

Sorry, I think I have turned a bit stupid now...

Do I need to uninstall the old one before importing the new or is the system intelligent enough to over write the old?

Thanks!

[Paul M]

Do exactly as you asked before ;

Originally Posted by xtremeoff-road

I assume to upgrade you just import product and allow overwrite?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by biggjoe

Any word on a future update that fixes the UI issue?

Not really, it's not that important, it's only the displaying of the red image that you lose, all the functionality is there, the same url is still called when you click it.

If you really want you could edit the ipinfo link into the postbit_proxyip template and turn Plugin 2 back on.

[dieselpowered]

Thanks Paul...not sure why I always doubt myself when I know the answer. Guess I was thinking that it would then create two plugins if I did not uninstall the previous.

Thanks again sir!

[aciurczak]

Uninstalled. Got a few database errors this morning with a link to class_core.php; a day after I modded class_core.php for this hack.

Database error in vBulletin :


mysql_connect(): Lost connection to MySQL server during query
/xxx/xxx/xxx/forums/includes/class_core.php on line 273


MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Date : Monday, November 14th 2005 @ 01:56:22 PM
Script : http://www.xxxxxx.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5
Referrer : http://www.xxxxxxx.com/forums/index.php
IP Address : 24.4.xxx.xxx
Username :
Classname : vb_database