Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Proxy IP to real IP conversion

This modification is no longer available or supported.

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:

v3.7.001 : Initial release for vbulletin 3.7 beta.
v3.7.002 : Fix px.gif - Update install data for 3.7.
v3.7.003 : Installation Code Updated.


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

[RedDevil]

Thanks for this

[Leo Brazil]

Originally Posted by Angel-Wings

Oh - believe me - that's a pure waste of time. That module requires that a proxy uses the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR variables which some proxies do, others not.
By reading that variable it's possible to find the real IP but with a Webserver Module - at least for Apache, dunno about others, you can do the same.
Just - point is - just do a Search in your favorite Search Engine for "anonymous proxies" and you'll find a lot of them, most of them are non working. Problem is just that having a blocklist you need to update to add or remove proxies, well, a waste of time.
I just want to say that it's nearly impossible to block all proxies without a false positive and we shouldn't forget that there're still countries in this world which block sites - these people need proxies to bypass any filters to access the web freely.

What works for spam filters in blacklisting dynamic IP's doesn't make sense everywhere else - sorry

I was trying that mod and was getting the same conclusion of yours. When I saw your comments here sound like a spark for me. That's true.
Tks

[Super Jinni]

installed

thanks

I have tow questions:
1- is there anyway to know if work or not?
2- does this mod have any issue with this one here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=179362

[Angel-Wings]

Originally Posted by Super Jinni

1- is there anyway to know if work or not ?

Just try to access your board with different proxies

[Paul M]

Bear in mind that not many proxy servers pass on these details now.

JFYI, this was originally written for Cable Forum four years ago because the UK ISP that our forum is about (ntl as was, now called Virgin Media) used to force all its customers to browse via transparant proxy servers that did pass on these details. This is no longer the case but I have continued to maintain it anyway. Its quite likely that when vb4 comes out I will probably not bother porting it anymore.

[skywalker2208]

Is there any proxies that this is known to work for because I have tested it and I don't find one that seems to make it work. I know you said that it has to pass the right info. I have tried like 6 or 7 proxies.

[TheInsaneManiac]

Do we have to do the file edits? For some reason it still seems to work even though I have not edited any files.

Originally Posted by Paul M

Bear in mind that not many proxy servers pass on these details now.

JFYI, this was originally written for Cable Forum four years ago because the UK ISP that our forum is about (ntl as was, now called Virgin Media) used to force all its customers to browse via transparant proxy servers that did pass on these details. This is no longer the case but I have continued to maintain it anyway. Its quite likely that when vb4 comes out I will probably not bother porting it anymore.

I still think you should port it. Most proxy websites like proxy.org, uses the same methods you are talking about, and I have caught many members who I have banned and they have made second accounts.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by TheInsaneManiac

Do we have to do the file edits? For some reason it still seems to work even though I have not edited any files.

It cannot possibly work unless you edit the file.

[reesev]

i get this error..

Fatal error: Call to undefined method: vb_input_cleaner->fetch_alt_ip() in /home/blah/public_html/forums/includes/class_core.php on line 1693

it refers to this.

$registry->alt_ip = $this->fetch_alt_ip();

which i comment out and it works..

any ideas?

[Paul M]

You havent done the edits correctly.