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This modification has been withdrawn.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.

[ForceHSS]

When installed is there any options for it if yes were

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

When installed is there any options for it if yes were

Huh ?

I cannot make sense of the question.

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Huh ?

I cannot make sense of the question.

Clear to me, is there any options for this plugin

[Paul M]

No, this has no settings or options.

[Dark Pulse]

I unfortunately can't seem to get this to work - all my users' IPs are detected as Cloudflare IPs, and my host is swearing mod_cloudflare is installed on the server as well.

Unless there was some kind of changes in 4.2.1 that 4.2.0 does not have, but I've done the required edits, and triple-checked to make sure they're properly set in class_core.php, so I really don't know why it's failing to properly pick up the IPs, since I'd assume that Cloudflare is "playing nice" and properly forwarding stuff (i.e; not being an anonymous reverse proxy).

EDIT: I stand corrected, some proxies are being properly detected. It's doing absolutely nothing for Cloudflare, though.

[dandanch]

This doesn't seem to work with clouldflare, paul would it be possible to get this hack to work with CF?

[Paul M]

Cloudfare seem to think it does, or at least it used to.

See https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en...ith-vBulletin-

[dandanch]

It might still be working but just not on my end - Anyway, I integrate mod_cloudflare and now we can see the real ip's and not Cf, but I'm still using yours.

[Pocket Aces]

Is this mod applicable to VPN or anonymity software (eg. hotspotshield) users?

[GuiltyNL]

Does this mod work well together with Proxy Alert? It is nice to see the red IP icon, but I would also like to be able to block them automatically using Proxy Alert and or receive PM's / emails and that is supported by Proxy Alert.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=299546