Java, the IP address and reverse proxy

Okay so there is the getRemoteAddr() method of HttpServletRequest, but when you’re using a reverse proxy that won’t work and it will just return 127.0.0.1

If so, look for the header ‘X-Forwarded-For‘ of your request object. (request.getHeader("X-Forwarded-For")).
But this will return null if using non-reverse proxy. ;)

thanks to POLONKAI Gergely

Posted on 09.15.08 to Java by Julz. Tagged , . Subscribe to follow comments on this post. No comments yet. Add your thoughts or trackback from your own site.

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