Proxy ip to real ip conversion

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A simple modification I did for our forum that was originally based on the Proxy Detector Hack (v3.0). Obviously, like all proxy server detection hacks, this will only work if the proxy server passes the appropiate http variables.

This hack makes the forum always use the members real ip when a proxy is detected, meaning that all existing ip functions continue to work, basically ignoring the proxy server (other than recording it's presence).

i.e.

* The real ip/host is displayed in who's online

* The real and proxy server ip's are accesible for each post, the button is red for members using a proxy.

* The real ip is searchable in the admin/mod cp, not the proxy ip.

* The real ip is bannable by admins (no moving to another proxy to avoid a ban).

etc etc.

The installation should take about 10-15 mins (4 file edits, 2 phrase changes, 1 new template, 1 sql query, 1 new image).

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Check you did Step 5 correctly, note it says "Replace".

OK. Thanks. I'll check and let you know if I have a problem.

[Eagle Creek]

Guess you did something wrong then..

[montda]

if i want to show the real ip to user group=6 wat i have to do?

[Abe1]

I figued out my problem. I was installing it over another hack I had in the same area.

[zetetic]

Nice hack, Paul. I had a little problem with one of the edits because of Xenon's doublepost hack but I figured it out. I also noticed you mentioned the conflict in a post on his thread... maybe you should mention it here too in case someone else installs his before yours.

[Paul M]

What problem did you have ?

[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by tmhall

Nice hack, Paul. I had a little problem with one of the edits because of Xenon's doublepost hack but I figured it out. I also noticed you mentioned the conflict in a post on his thread... maybe you should mention it here too in case someone else installs his before yours.

Do you mind posting the code integration?

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by Paul M

What problem did you have ?

Oh nothing major. It's just that Xenon's hack edit is inserted between

// ### POST NEW POST ###

and the query, so step five in your instructions was a bit confusing for me.

corriewf, just ignore that POST NEW POST line above when you do that search and replace in section #5 and you should be fine.

[zetetic]

Aha, now that I've used this a bit I see what the others meant about the WOL not working. Paul, I know your hack doesn't make any changes to the WOL list, but version 3.1 of the old hack does. But for some reason that doesn't work anymore after upgrading to your version.

The way it used to work is when you looked at the WOL list, if a user was behind a proxy their real IP would show up (as it still does) but next to it would be the blue question mark graphic which you could mouseover to see the proxyip. I don't know how that would be terribly useful, but it explains what people mean by there being a missing icon in the WOL anyway.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by tmhall

Oh nothing major. It's just that Xenon's hack edit is inserted between

// ### POST NEW POST ###

and the query, so step five in your instructions was a bit confusing for me.

corriewf, just ignore that POST NEW POST line above when you do that search and replace in section #5 and you should be fine.

Ah, I see what you mean, I'll remove that line from the instructions, then they will match in either case.