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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 02/13/06 04:29
Jim Michaels wrote:
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> one idea is to get the IP address of the browser. that can help some in
> loggin the attempt. but pyou're probably going to have to attach the login
> attempt info along with the login info table. things like maybe IP address,
> timestamp of successful login. update the timestamp upon every use of a
> page. (timestamp is suggestion from an earlier post)
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> problem. you can have multiple browsers open on the same desktop. one IP
> address. multiple logins. opening another browser (one with session, one
> without) could cause a ruckus with your code if you don't handle it, but it
> could be an indicator of a new browser and how to handle it is up to you)
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> drawback to using IP address: dialup users get disconnected a lot and have
> to change addresses.
> IP addresses behind a proxy/firewall on some ISPs will appear to be the same
> for all of their users.
>
Another drawback - some companies use multiple proxies, and the same
user may come in with different IP addresses - even if they aren't dialup.
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