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This modification has been withdrawn.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.

[pujabrang]

is this mod is compatible with vb 4.0.8

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by sonixax

is it work on vb 4.0.7 ?

Originally Posted by pujabrang

is this mod is compatible with vb 4.0.8

There is no need to keep asking this - unless you see something that says otherwise, it works on any 4.0.x

[pujabrang]

sorry for offence mate

[DAMINK]

I am assuming Step 1 has an misatke in the read me?
Read me contains below.

Step 1.

In class_core.php ;

Find ;

		// fetch client IP address
		$registry->ipaddress = $this->fetch_ip();
		define('IPADDRESS', $registry->ipaddress);

		// attempt to fetch IP address from behind proxies - useful, but don't rely on it...
		$registry->alt_ip = $this->fetch_alt_ip();
		define('ALT_IP', $registry->alt_ip);


Replace with ;

		// Paul M - Get ip addresses.
		$registry->ipaddress = $this->fetch_ip();
		$registry->alt_ip = $this->fetch_alt_ip();

		// Check that alt_ip is valid address, reset to original if not.
		if (preg_match("#\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}#", $registry->alt_ip, $iplist))
		{
			$registry->alt_ip = $iplist[0]; 
		}
		else
		{
			$registry->alt_ip = $registry->ipaddress;
		}

		// Set ip constants.
		if ($registry->ipaddress == $registry->alt_ip)
		{
			define('PROXYIP',''); 
			define('ALT_IP',$registry->alt_ip);
			define('IPADDRESS',$registry->ipaddress);
		}
		else
		{
			define('ALT_IP',$registry->alt_ip);
			define('IPADDRESS',$registry->alt_ip); 
			define('PROXYIP',$registry->ipaddress);
			$registry->ipaddress = $registry->alt_ip;
		}

Closing curly bracket is not supposed to be there? Well it errored for me unless i removed it.

[Paul M]

There are no mistakes in it. All the curley brackets need to be there.

[DAMINK]

Originally Posted by Paul M

There are no mistakes in it. All the curley brackets need to be there.

Interesting.
Then i will have to say this does not work.
I did exactly as above and my forum errored.
I removed the extra curly bracket and it was back up?
Dunno. Uninstalled until more is known about this i guess.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Then i will have to say this does not work.

If that were the case, this thread would be full of posts about a fault.

Im afraid I would say its down to a mistake being made by yourself.

[mitch84]

installed and work fine on vb4.0.8, thank you!

[OldSchoolDSL]

Installed 4.0.8

Not 100% sure if its working, but nothing is going wrong either so....

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

Installed 4.0.8

Not 100% sure if its working, but nothing is going wrong either so....

Nope, didn't work. Uninstalled.

Was an odd issue. When clicking the link "Who's online" ... I would get almost a blank page (just the styles / themes background page)

4.0.8 SP2