RE: [squid-users] show my private ip

From: Elsen Marc <elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:50:06 +0200

  
>
> Hello,
>
> I am usin squid but when i come to http://www.showmyip.com
> tje ip i see
> in html is my private ip address. Can some one explain me why i see my
> private ip and i don't see the ip of my public ip firewall.

 Basically because as it seems the site uses Squid's :

   X-Forwarded-For

 header to fetch your ip. Hence a private ip is shown.

 M.

>
>
> When i go to http:showmyip.com with no proxy i see the ip public of my
> firewall.
 
  Confirms above !
Received on Fri Apr 02 2004 - 04:51:00 MST

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