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Topic: IP address lookup

Posted By: Nick-V
Subject: IP address lookup
Date Posted: 27 November 2012 at 6:36pm

For years I've been using (occasionally, when necessary) a small custom routine that inputs an IP address (or part) and reports all usernames that have used that IP address (based on TblThread).

This is useful when an admin/moderator wants to check if a posting might have been made by someone who has multiple usernames (and probably up to no good!).

I know it's not an exact science as IP addresses change, however it helps me a lot and the part-IP address also helps in some circumstances.

I just came to wonder if a simple pop-up that does this would be a useful standard feature in WWF. I imagine a button wherever an IP address displays, just like the existing IP Information button.

It would be great to be able to check where else in the forum an IP address had been used !

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 27 November 2012 at 6:53pm

Something similar has been available in Web Wiz Forums for years on the search page.

If you are logged in as an admin or moderator you can go to the forum search page type in an IP address in the search for keyword box and then select 'Match IP Address' in the drop down box.

It will then locate all posts that have been made under that IP address which also includes the member that made the post under that IP address

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Posted By: Nick-V
Date Posted: 27 November 2012 at 7:47pm

Thanks Bruce I didn't know. The search (including part IP address) works well. It lists posts and (on a reasonable size forum) its easy to run down the list of posts to see the usernames.

So to make it faster to use, would it be an improvement to initiate such a search from a link next to the IP address passing the IP address and search type (IP address) as parameters?