IP Log Mod

by bigeasy on Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:31 pm

I have seen this mod on other forums and it's very good.

Shows you the ip of any member logged in and also the ip's of any guests.

At present if we have guests there is no way of knowing if it's a member or not...or if members are joining with two different user names. With the method we have now , on the memberlist it only shows the e mail of a member until they actually post which is very annoying.

This mod is common on a lot of phpbb forums.

here's a link to the actual mod

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=16917

Edit Max--- : Multiple choice removed

by Gem85 on Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:27 am

Yes!!!!!! A big yes from me!

by Dragon Man on Sat Jun 30, 2007 5:24 am

This might be a very useful tool to have. I'm voting yes all the way Wink

by **Caihlem** on Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:03 am

We already have I.P mods so I don't understand the point

by xaphania on Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:04 am

I think it would be good to have one that lets you see the IP of every registered user. At present, you can only see the IP of those who have posted, or are online, so one that lets you see it all the time would be good.

by **Eximma** on Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:19 am

You can see these IPs in the Admin panel > statistics no ?

by xaphania on Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:22 am

Yes, but only for those who are currently online.

From what I understood of the OP, they're talking about seeing the IP of any member at any time (even if they're not posted before).

by Gem85 on Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:08 pm

Yeah, I had this on my last forum (myfast forum) and it logged the IP when they register, so even if they didn't post or were not online, I could still see their IP by looking at the registered list in the admin panel.

by bigeasy on Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:46 am

Gem85 wrote:Yeah, I had this on my last forum (myfast forum) and it logged the IP when they register, so even if they didn't post or were not online, I could still see their IP by looking at the registered list in the admin panel.

yes, at present we only get to see the e mail when they register and not the ip. The new member has to post first before you can see the ip.
Can't tell much from an e mail address because people can use false ones. So there could be lots of multiple registrations from the same person, using different e mail addresses. Having the ip number from the start would maybe give you a better idea of who is joining.

by -(Alpha)- on Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:33 am

Yes for me.
I get so many people with 50 accounts because they keep making more with different usernames.
And of course it is hard to keep up with them all, so once again, yes.

by AtoliSky on Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:21 am

I didn't vote, but my brother and I have to use the same computer, so it would just look like I have two accounts if me and him were in the same site, which we are...

by stuart on Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:51 am

I agree with AtoliSky, there are already Ip logs you can view.

I get so many people with 50 accounts because they keep making more with different usernames.

Just ban there IP then (is that possible)

by W3~Lucario on Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:02 pm

i voted yes, we should have one. as of now, its hard to find the ip addressess of members

by CBP on Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:50 pm

I'll vote yes. It can be useful if an administrator wants their account activation on the site more secure. From what I hear, it is possible to look up a username/information and see if that person could be a potential threat.

Either way, figuring out ad-spam bots as soon as they register is rather easy after over a year of battle on another site fending them off.

stuart wrote:

I get so many people with 50 accounts because they keep making more with different usernames.

Just ban there IP then (is that possible)

Range ban and wild card is there, and it's quite useful.

by Andre on Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:04 am

I would strongly recommend the IP shown of one that has registered but hasn't posted yet. It's hard to see who is there for a free ride and who is actually lurking.

The difference is subtle, I delete one member and another shows up not long after, I wonder who that can be. By the IP address, I can get an idea if I saw them before.

I voted yes.

Andre

by Im2Sik on Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:50 am

I Voted Yes

I really want this bad, So Please Vote Yes

Smile

by bigeasy on Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:52 am

Will we have to wait long to get an answer if this idea is to be implemented?

thanks

by nar112293 on Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:15 am

It will show up in Archives...either in "Approved" "Declined" or "Probable".

By the way, I am voting yes.

by salomé on Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:34 am

the ip log modification would be of real benefit .... to be able to check an ip on registration before activating ... and without need for the member to post first ...

is there any chance this mod will become available? Mr. Green

by Har Dy on Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:03 pm

Nice one , I vote yes!

by zinex on Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:06 pm

have a look at this thread for a code for IP logging Smile

http://help.forumotion.com/manage-the-appearance-of-your-forum-f45/ip-display-problem-t9854.htm#50972

by Dot Com on Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:29 pm

I like this idea just the other day I caught one of my members having a double account. Laughing

by Nelsaidi on Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:28 am

Would love this - would help prevent banned people coming back easier

by Nelsaidi on Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:07 am

If you have a php host then you can make a simple version of this which logs all the users and their ip's who visit, how advanced this is depends on ur knowledge of php/mySQL/html