Anyone capturing the session ID will capture the IP you send, too. If you are concerned about security, use https with your cookies.
----- Original Message ----- From: "scconsulting" <scconsult...@free.fr> To: "ICS support mailing" <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [twsocket] NIC list > Hello guys ! > > Concerning NICs and IP list, is there any way on a web browser (IE7, FF3) to > send the local network IP of the client computer to the HTTP server (made > with ICS HttpServer) ? > > (Example: I have 2 computers at home , one is directly connected to internet > and has 2 IPs (external and local usually 192.168.0.1), and another with IP > 192.168.0.2) > > Is there a way to send from inside the browser (using Javascript ?) the > 192.168.0.x IP to HTTP server and not only the real external IP. > > I ask this question because I need in a multi player game to identify the IP > of each player on the local network (else everyone has the same external IP > from the HTTP server point of view). Of course I use also HTTP cookie with a > sessionID inside but for security reasons I want to be sure that no one on > LAN captured the sessionID of another IP and sends "fake" messages to > server. > > Thanks ! > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be > > -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
