Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Proxy to Real IP Conversion

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This modification has been withdrawn.
vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x are no longer supported.

For vBulletin 4.2.x please use the built in reverse proxy detection.
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This hack makes the forum always use the members real ip if 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 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: This hack relies on the proxy server passing the correct http variables to allow detection.
If they are not passed then detection will not work. By definition, annonymous proxies do not pass on these variables.

If a proxy is detected, then a red ip icon is displayed instead of the standard one.

To install, download and unzip the files and follow the instructions in the text file.

This modification involves changes to the class_core.php file - if you upgrade your vbulletin, you must reapply those changes.
If you forget these edits, the modification will continue to work for forum posts only (v4.0.4 +).


History:

v4.0.1 : 02-Jan-2010 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 04-Jan-2010 : Added check for invalid alt ip address.
v4.0.3 : 13-Jan-2010 : Minor change to cope better when people forget the class_core file edits.
v4.0.4 : 15-Jan-2010 : Further changes to process forum posts when people forget the class_core file edits.
v4.0.5 : 20-Feb-2010 : Internal update, not released.
v4.0.6 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.7 : 30-Oct-2010 : Style code updated to work when css stored as files.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.x

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.
v4.1.8.0 : 18-Nov-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.8.

v4.2.0.0 : 24-May-2012 : Updated for vBulletin 4.2.0.
v4.2.0.1 : 02-Jan-2015 : Updated for Cloudflare Changes.

[toon79]

Originally Posted by final kaoss

Here Paul, I helped you with your image a bit. From 133 to 119 bytes.

Other than that thanks for the mod, I'm trying it right now as I'm using google PSS and it is referring all of google's proxys instead of the true members ip addresses.

I got it working with the above

[final kaoss]

Yeah it resolved my issue as well after the who's online list had time to filter out all of the old guests.

[toon79]

Originally Posted by final kaoss

Yeah it resolved my issue as well after the who's online list had time to filter out all of the old guests.

Glad to hear that, I had a nightmare finding a fix

[elfenny]

then on at work?

[bbmisc]

ok i got new posts to show the real IP not cloudflare IP, is there anyway to reset OLD post/registration IP's to their real IP's and not cloudflare IP?? thank you

[xXSiCkXx]

Will this work with cloudflare ?

[Paul M]

I believe it does.

[M.Rizk]

I have vBulletin 4.2.1, I installed this plugin about 4 days ago. It only worked for a day but not anymore. Now the Host (A2 Host) IP appears again as I am using their Integrated CloudFlare and Railgun service.

[iraqiboy90]

Hello paul

Can you please take a look into cybers' fix?
I really want to use a CDN like pagespeed, but cybers' fix makes me get some wierd IP output for the system to recognize.

Regards
iraqiboy90

[0verl0rd]

It doesn't work with cloudflare.. helpppp