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Atif_Malik_1133
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Nov 10, 2005

(re)Setting remote_addr

I saw several posts on how to get the real client ip to be forwarded as a variable. My problem is slightly different I want to reset the variable REMOTE_ADDR to be the real client address. All the iru...
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drteeth_127330
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Nov 10, 2005
Joe is absolutely correct. However, I would expect REMOTE_ADDR in the CGI to be the same as [IP::remote_addr] unless you have configured a SNAT or have OneConnect enabled. So, if you really want REMOTE_ADDR to be the client's address, then disable the SNAT and set the OneConnect source mask to 255.255.255.255. Good luck!