How to Get Client IP Address

[Prabhat]

Hi All,

I am trying to get the IP address of the Client machine and using the code:

Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR"))

But I only get 127.0.0.1

It should be giving the IP address of the system or the gateway. How can I
get that. Please help.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[Turkbear]

Hi All,

I am trying to get the IP address of the Client machine and using the code:

Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR"))

But I only get 127.0.0.1

It should be giving the IP address of the system or the gateway. How can I
get that. Please help.

Thanks
Prabhat

Well that should work ( it does when I created this page called WhereFrom.asp:

<%
Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR"))
%>

I placed it in a devfiles directory on our web server ( IIS 5) and, from my Client PC (using IE), went to
http://mywebserver/devfiles/WhereFrom.asp

and got my Client PC's IP address..


So I am at a loss to se why, if you followed similar steps, it should fail..

 

[McKirahan]

Hi All,

I am trying to get the IP address of the Client machine and using the code:

Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR"))

But I only get 127.0.0.1

It should be giving the IP address of the system or the gateway. How can I
get that. Please help.

Thanks
Prabhat

http://www.aspfaq.com/5003

 

[McKirahan]

http://www.aspfaq.com/5003

Nevermind -- sorry.

BTW, how are is the page invoked; hopefully not by
http://localhost/yourpage.asp
which would, of course, give 127.0.0.1

 

[Prabhat]

BTW, how are is the page invoked; hopefully not by

http://localhost/yourpage.asp
which would, of course, give 127.0.0.1

I have invoked the page like: http://localhost/website/page.asp So you mean
to say this will give 127.0.0.1. So How do I test the website in local IIS.
Please suggest so that I can get the proper IP address.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[Prabhat]

Well that should work ( it does when I created this page called

WhereFrom.asp:

<%
Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR"))
%>

I placed it in a devfiles directory on our web server ( IIS 5) and, from
my Client PC (using IE), went to
http://mywebserver/devfiles/WhereFrom.asp

and got my Client PC's IP address..


So I am at a loss to se why, if you followed similar steps, it should
fail..

I have invoked the page like: http://localhost/website/page.asp that gives
me 127.0.0.1. Please suggest.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[Prabhat]

That is the proper IP address for localhost.

If you want a different one then put your page on another Web server.

Or, if outsiders can visit your Web page then their IP address will show
up.

Us "winipcfg" to identify your IP address and use that
(from another computer) to access your page.

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. I have used http://MyComputerName/webpage.asp and
able to get the IP address correctly but using Localhost gives 127.0.0.1.

Thanks
Prabhat

 

[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. I have used http://MyComputerName/webpage.asp
and able to get the IP address correctly but using Localhost gives
127.0.0.1.

localhost ***always*** returns 127.0.0.1 this is one of the standards that
the TCP/IP protocol implies.

If you start your command prompt (cmd.exe)
you try this for instance
ping localhost

you'll get the IP address as well.