B4J Question Websocket - UpgradeRequest.RemoteAddress

[LucaMs]

UpgradeRequest.RemoteAddress seems to return the server IP, instead of client IP (local instead of remote)

 

[Erel]

Are you connecting to the server directly? Is there any proxy in the middle?

 

[LucaMs]

Are you connecting to the server directly? Is there any proxy in the middle?

Directly (no local proxies).

But NOW I remember that the method worked.

Also, yesterday I helped someone to install XAMPP on his PC (not in my lan) and... I discovered that NOW I have some problem, an example web site on my pc is not reachable and when I try to access it, simply using a browser and HTTP://[MyRouterIP] /FolderSite... the "router administration home page" is shown!
I think this is a different problem, because the b4j websocket server is reachable on its port. Apache is as usual listening on ports 80 and 443 and I have disabled my firewalls (also the firewall of the router).

Ok, I will open a new thread for this, unless you do not think that the two things can be related.

The important thing is that the method works (worked here) so no problem with jServer.


Thank you


P.S. I wrote badly my question, moreover, because I should specify that the IP returned is not my pc (b4j server) IP but the router external IP.

 

[LucaMs]

Also, yesterday I helped someone to install XAMPP on his PC (not in my lan) and... I discovered that NOW I have some problem, an example web site on my pc is not reachable and when I try to access it, simply using a browser and HTTP://[MyRouterIP] /FolderSite... the "router administration home page" is shown!
I think this is a different problem, because the b4j websocket server is reachable on his port. Apache is as usual listening on ports 80 and 443 and I have disabled my firewalls (also the firewall of the router).

Solved mapping port 80 to my pc (discouraged by the router) but, If I remember well (never ) 2 years ago I had not need to do this.

I'm still getting the wan router IP instead of client IP (obviously, I should say, given that port 80 has nothing to do with the problem)

 

[LucaMs]

I did some tests:

1) used my wan ip directly (removed Duck DNS stuff): same "error"
2) tried Erel's websocket chat example: same "error".

Has anyone tested that function (UpgradeRequest.RemoteAddress)?

 

[Daestrum]

Just tried logging into my app from my phone, and UpgradeRequest.RemoteAddress returns my phone IP.

 

[LucaMs]

Just tried logging into my app

websocket server, right?

 

[Daestrum]

yes a websocket server.

 

[LucaMs]

yes a websocket server.

So the problem is in my router: but where?

Thank you all.

 

[Daestrum]

It does sound odd that you get the admin page when trying to access the router.
Wan access to router admin should always be turned off. (especially if you are using default password)

The router setup I've used in the past to allow a pc to host a multi user game were basically:

Internet > Router > DMZ > ip / port address of host computer on my network.

 

[LucaMs]

It does sound odd that you get the admin page when trying to access the router.
Wan access to router admin should always be turned off. (especially if you are using default password)

I agree and I was surprised by this; before this was never so.

I think I'll try to reset the router to its factory settings; surely not now (2 AM ).


Thank you.

 

[Daestrum]

One other thing to consider is - Does your ISP block port 80 for incoming connections to your router?

 

[LucaMs]

One other thing to consider is - Does your ISP block port 80 for incoming connections to your router?

If it has not changed, no; but thinking the same thing, friday I tried to call and... I didn't get any information about it. I will try again, thank you.

I will ask also about the main problem!