On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:19 AM, Stephen Love <stephenlove@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have set up a routine in my server that logs all incoming IP addresses and > parses for duplicates in the same list. HOWEVER...a person posting almost > NEVER has the same address. I believe I am not using the actual IP Address > at all. What I WANT is the actual SERIAL NUMBER (If you could call it that!) > of the HARDWARE (Network Adapter) actually sending the message, or its REPLY > TO address... the address it is COMMUNICATING FROM in order to actually send > the message. I am SURE if it is to establish a 2-way link to send and > confirm the message, the receiving end HAS that info, buried deep within > what it receives. HOW can I get that, so that the route steps inbetween do > not matter? You don't have access to their MAC address or any other universal identifier, no matter how much you use the shift key. -- Eric Covener covener@xxxxxxxxx --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx