ServerVariables("Remote_Addr") returns local address

[Tope]

I hope one of you guys can find a solution to my problem.
We are trying to capture the IP addresses of outside users
accessing our website. ServerVariables("Remote_Addr")
isn't working. Instead it returns the internal address of
our server. We have an ISA server and firewalls. I'm not
sure if that is the problem. Thanks in advance for your
help

[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

Yep, if the user goes through a firewall / router to get to your server, the
"remote" address should be that of the firewall / router. You either need
your router to pass along the origin IP in the header, or collect that
information directly from the browser somehow (e.g. a client-side signed
applet or ActiveX control).




"Tope" <topeu@rcl.com> wrote in message
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> I hope one of you guys can find a solution to my problem.
> We are trying to capture the IP addresses of outside users
> accessing our website. ServerVariables("Remote_Addr")
> isn't working. Instead it returns the internal address of
> our server. We have an ISA server and firewalls. I'm not
> sure if that is the problem. Thanks in advance for your
> help

[Tope]

How would I get the firewall to send the origin IP?

>-----Original Message-----
>Yep, if the user goes through a firewall / router to get

to your server, the

>"remote" address should be that of the firewall /

router. You either need

>your router to pass along the origin IP in the header, or

collect that

>information directly from the browser somehow (e.g. a

client-side signed

>applet or ActiveX control).
>
>
>
>
>"Tope" <topeu@rcl.com> wrote in message
>news:27d401c33f2c$59119020$a401280a@phx.gbl...

>> I hope one of you guys can find a solution to my

problem.

>> We are trying to capture the IP addresses of outside

users

>> accessing our website. ServerVariables("Remote_Addr")
>> isn't working. Instead it returns the internal address

of

>> our server. We have an ISA server and firewalls. I'm not
>> sure if that is the problem. Thanks in advance for your
>> help

>
>
>.
>

[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

> How would I get the firewall to send the origin IP?

Your firewall would have to have that ability; see the firewall vendor. Not
an ASP issue.

[Tammy B.]

i think you want remote_HOST



"Aaron Bertrand - MVP" <aaron@TRASHaspfaq.com> wrote in message
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> > How would I get the firewall to send the origin IP?

>
> Your firewall would have to have that ability; see the firewall vendor.

Not

> an ASP issue.
>
>