[RESOLVED] Winsock: Getting IP of the client attempting to connect

Sorry if this has been asked before but i can't seem to find it on here

I was just wondering whether it was possible to detect the ip of the client attempting to connect to you before you accept the connection, i'm looking for a way of implementing an ip blocker

The only parameter i get when a remote client attempts to connect is the requestID. Is there a Winsock API function that can use this to get the ip of the remote client?

Something like this:

Code:

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Private Sub Winsock1_ConnectionRequest(ByVal requestID As Long)
    Dim IsBlocked As Boolean
   
    ' test to see if remote user is blocked
   
    IsBlocked = Winsock1.RemoteHostIP = "23.34.56.77"
    IsBlocked = Winsock1.RemoteHostIP = "127.0.0.1"
   
    If Not IsBlocked Then
        ' Accept the connection
        Winsock1.Accept requestID
    End If
End Sub

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Please not that I did not write code to create a new socket and connect to that one. If you don't know how to do that, I can write code for that too.

Oh right

So your saying that the RemoteHostIP property contains the address of the remote host before you accept the connection

If that's the case then that's what i was looking for

I always thought it didn't contain the RemoteHostIP until it was connected. :blush:

But I tested it and it works. Now to re-write my IP ban code.:sick: