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    Request.Remote_Addr does not return client IP

    I have a grid that grabs specific info and sets up the session variables immediately after the user logs in. One of the things I need is the users IP address and I am using Request.Remote_Addr to get it. When running the page locally, it is retrieving my computers IP address correctly - But - when the page is viewed from my production server through a real domain, Request.Remote_Addr is retrieving the visitors ISP address.

    Is there another way or method of getting the visitors IP address ? Getting their ISP's address is not very useful

    simple code I'm using is..... myfield = Request.Remote_Addr

    Any suggestions or input is much appreciated, thank,s Dave
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    Re: Request.Remote_Addr does not return client IP

    David,

    One of us is confused. Your visitors PC is behind a cable modem for example. The visitors PC IP address is something like 192.168.1.2 but the wan address of the cable modem is 173.16.32.xxx for example and that address is registered to the ISP. That is the unique address for the visitor during the current session. There are millions of PCs around the world with an IP address of 192.168.1.2 but only one WAN address of 173.16.32.xxx. I do not understand the need to know what the lan address is of the visitors PC. There is nothing you can do with it if you could get it which by the way I do not know of a way to get it. The wan address is unique to the visitor at the time of the session. Be forewarned that the wan address provided by the visitors ISP can change.

    To find your wan address just browse to whatismyip.com

    Hope that helps.
    Jeff Ryder

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      Re: Request.Remote_Addr does not return client IP

      Jeff

      I didn't state my questions very well and understand the 192.168..x.xx stuff and how/why it isn't accessible.
      Here's a better description.... there's 50 computers in an office sharing one internet connection through the companies cable modem. Using your example, I expected to see 173.16.32.001, 002, 003, and so on, with the last digits representing each device. But I am seeing the same value, say, 173.16.32.111 for all users in that location. This client uses dynamic IP's on all their workstations and I get that too. My clients IT guy wants a report showing the login ID, IP, Date and Time each time the site is logged into from their office. I can't say how or why he's going to use it, I just thougt this would be a slam dunk ...

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        Re: Request.Remote_Addr does not return client IP

        In most cases, your client's 50 computers will share the one public ip address.
        The IT guy in question should know that you will only be able to get the wan
        address for each login, in addition to the loginID, Date, and time.

        Maybe he wants to verify that they're logging in from the office computer instead
        of a mobile device or from home.
        Gregg
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          Re: Request.Remote_Addr does not return client IP

          Dave:

          Since most ISP's provide a single "public" IP the clients local router uses DHCP to assign individual IP addresses to each connected computer. The router uses a single IP for all internet traffic. Even with a t1 for example you may get 5 usable public IP's (as we do in our office) but the DHCP server protects individual computers by hiding them behind NAT (network address translation). It is impractical to get anything other than the public ip if users access the WAS by a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).

          One variation is if the WAS is on the local network and users access it by a local ip address (ie 192.168.1.xxx or 10.25.1.xxx) which is the same subnet as the clients. In this case your request for the client ip address will pull the local ip and be device specific. If the DHCP serves assigns ip addresses dynamically (as is commonly the case) then the same client may pull a different local IP today than it does tomorrow depending on the lease time and whether the client computer is restarted.

          To ensure that the actual user (id) and computer are retrieved for your logs you may want to consider using client certificates which are tied to the hardware.

          I find that using strong authentication requirements and ip filtering on the known ips for your authorized users can meet most logging needs.

          Brad

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