Proxy Detector

[Takara]

NOTE: I didnt have the patience to wait a day for someone else to do it, lol. So i did it myself https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=38358

The basis for this hack is that when mods/admins click on the link to see the persons IP (assuming they have IPs logged, but only viewable to mods/admins) it will tell them if the person is using a proxy, and if they are it will tell you the real IP of the person.

How? Well as some of you may know, most proxys send out an additional header $HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR . This gives the real IP of the person. For example, right now I am using rogers default user proxy, my environmental variables would read:

$REMOTE_ADDR 66.185.84.198
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR 24.100.4.29

So, when posting, the php would do something like

if ($HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR) { 
//insert into sql table etc
}

Then somewhere in the inner workings of the vb code, it would check if there is data in that sql table, if there is then it would display the IP. This could be done in the IP viewing php, or as I thought origionally somewhere in the post on the left side under the username etc.

Anyone want to help me with this? I can do the php, but I dont know what vb scripts to edit (or you can just do it all yourself )

Thanks ^_^ :bunny: (kawaii bunny, hehe)

[Keyser S?ze]

to add to that, proxy detecter that checks their real IP and if that IP is banned bans them

i have alot of lamers that i IP ban and they come back with a proxy to cause trouble

[Takara]

If anyone could get me started on what files I would start to look at for this I can do it myself ^^

[Ren]

sweet idea ..I would love that feature!!

[Demascus]

so would i

[RDX1]

how can i test this on my page? i would like to test a proxy, but not sure how i would do that using ssi, or php

[Takara]

Eurgh, if anyone is willing to give me a hand, point out where I have to do each thing, or just some general guidance please PM me.

[heretic]

This would be good- maybe not ban them, but have a little icon next to their name in the postbit that shows it's a proxy..

(some people use proxys to surf the web when at work- bypasses stupid filters)

[Takara]

Uh huh Heretic, thats what I was thinking

[heretic]

k, so you need something that referes to the IP every time.

the only issue that gets me is how to use the header information, i.e. HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR