Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Proxy to Real IP Conversion

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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 ......

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:

v2.20 : Updated for vb 3.6. IP Info detection added.
v2.21 : Dependancies updated for 3.6.0 Gold.
v2.22 : Updated for Version Checking.
v2.23 : Fixed bug causing wrong ip in WOL display.
v2.24 : Rewritten slightly to fix a minor issue with spiders.
v2.25 : Updated for changes in vB 3.6.4.


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

Please do not post asking why this does not work with some proxy servers, the answer is already in the notes above, and also in Post #160.

[fxs158]

Just installed the mod, things seem to work well with one exception. Under the ip on the whos online screen one of my users now says unknown. Is this because he is using anon proxy?

[fxs158]

Originally Posted by Total666

Weird - is your step 3 different ??

Step 3.

In class_core.php ;

Find ;

// define session constants
define('SESSION_IDHASH', md5($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . vB_Session::fetch_substr_ip($registry->alt_ip))); // this should *never* change during a session


Replace with ;

// Paul M - define session constants
define('SESSION_IDHASH', md5($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . vB_Session::fetch_substr_ip($registry->ipaddress))); // this should *never* change during a session

I put on bold the difference.

[fxs158]

Member is using tmobile sidekick (cellphone), for some reason after the hack instead of an ip it shows a message that says unknown.

This is the only member that shows this anomalie.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Total666

doing the code changes to the class_core.php file .. ( step 3 )


MY existing code

define('SESSION_IDHASH', md5($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . vB_Session::fetch_substr_ip($registry->ipaddress))); // this should *never* change during a session


The new code from the read me

define('SESSION_IDHASH', md5($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] . vB_Session::fetch_substr_ip($registry->ipaddress))); // this should *never* change during a session


these look unchanged ?? Wondering .. Total

That's not what is in the current zip, that's the previous (old) version.

[fxs158]

Is there a way to show the porxy ip, if the peerson is using anon rather than showing the unknown message? When the member posted I clicked on the red icon "that indicates a proxy present" and at least it showed me the proxy ip. But when I look on the who is online, I get the unkbown ip message.

[Total666]

Originally Posted by Paul M

That's not what is in the current zip, that's the previous (old) version.

Thanks man , all good , weird I kept getting the wrong version ( I believe something to do with winzip ) I deleted the temp dir and NOW I have the correct new update , good work ...

[Scorpior]

So the "The real ip can be banned by admins." Can you make it so that the proxy IP can also be banned by admins as well?

I have a situation that the proxy IP is detected properly, but the real IP is listed at 127.0.0.1. This is not the case for all of them, but I do see this happening in one particular proxy. So yea, making proxy IPs also bannable (so it checks the real IP and proxy IP to ban) would be helpful here.

[Paul M]

That would (I think) be another file edit, and probably not used by most people - but I'll consider it when I next work on this.

[BruceWest]

Love the product! Testing it out now!

I noticed that after installation, all original (registration) IPs were missing from the database... at least I no longer see them in the AdminCP.

Cheers!

[Luke Brown256]

hi just a quick ntoe i followed instructions completely, but it always shows the person as having a proxy even when some users are not using a proxy and it then displays the same 2 IP addresses.
(Just to note it DOES correctly identify proxy users and report 2 different IP addresses aswell)