IP Address tracking!?

[SergeantAsh]

Guys,

A few times I've noticed that the IP address tracking seems a be a bit inaccurate within the forum? People have commented that the IP addresses shown alongside their messages have been different to the IP tracked on other forums - also I've noticed that SMF seems to show others users are on the same range when they cannot be, i.e. connected via completely separate ISPs.

Any ideas?

Cheers, ASh

[H]

SMF uses the same IP address recognition that other php scripts user. It gets the IP address from the header therefore it isn't possible for it to be incorrect (unless of course the user is spoofing their IP).

Note that some users may use proxys or be routed via different countrys in the case of AOL

[Calzone]

My guess is that SMF is getting the IP from the PHP variable $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] and that is set by your httpd. So if the IP does not mach up there is a problem with your httpd.

[SergeantAsh]

Whats HTTPD? Sorry but not entirely familiar with PHP, more of an ASP person.

I do note what you say RE AOL though, sounds feasible.

Appreciate your help.

[Calzone]

HTTP daemon, its the name for the webserver on a *NIX system.

[H]

httpd = webserver which is usually apache.