Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Proxy IP to Real IP Conversion

This modification is no longer available.

The latest vBulletin 3 version (3.8.11) has the same built in system as vB 4.2, that system should be used instead.


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).

For example ;

* 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.

Note: Obviously this hack relies on the proxy server passing the correct http variables to allow detection.

If a proxy is detected, then a red ip icon is displayed instead of the standard one. This mod will also detect if the ipinfo hack is installed and adjust itself to call the ipinfo code.


History:

v3.8.001 : Initial release for vbulletin 3.8.


Remember that this modification involves changes to the class_core.php file - if you upgrade your vbulletin, you must reapply those changes.

[Hornstar]

cool. Thanks Paul.

[Erica1977]

Nice Thanks.

[MentaL]

still cannot get this to work , keeps showing proxyip.. Product is imported and class_core edited, all it does it display the real ip and outputs proxy ip as "PROXYIP".

Anything i need to enable on my server?

[Paul M]

If you have done the edits correctly, and installed the product, it should work fine.

Bear in mind however that it wont fix old posts that say proxip, it will only work on new posts.

[ETDC]

Does this reveal both proxy address and real address on registration - or just when the user posts?

[Paul M]

If it detects a real address it will store it as the registration ip.

[ETDC]

Thanks Paul - so it doesn't store both?

[Paul M]

Nope. It only stores both for posts.

[madmax1228]

Installed

[xlguy]

Trying to install this on large forum with over 5m posts, product installation seems to be taking a long time as it does "Adding Column to Post Table" if this process fails due to timeout will it corrupt the database at all? Also if I want to remove the plugin will it remove the columns?