Client ID

[JezB]

Any way I can get at a unique "Client ID" within server code ? I'm writing
some auditing and I want to record which particular client machine initiated
a request, for example.

I imagine in an internet environment the only unique client ID is the IP
address, can I get at this?

In an intranet environment I'd prefer to get the unique client machine name,
as known to the network (and possibly network user ID name while we are
about it!).

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Try Request.UserHostAddress and Request.UserHostName.

Eliyahu

"JezB" <je***********@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Any way I can get at a unique "Client ID" within server code ? I'm writing
some auditing and I want to record which particular client machine initiated a request, for example.

I imagine in an internet environment the only unique client ID is the IP
address, can I get at this?

In an intranet environment I'd prefer to get the unique client machine name, as known to the network (and possibly network user ID name while we are
about it!).

[Arran Pearce]

There are 2 issues you may have to deal with when using a IP address for
a unique ID.

1 - Multiple people using the same IP address. Most LAN's use Network
Address Translation / Proxy Servers for Internet requests. This means
that you could have 1000's of users all using 1 IP address (as you see it).

2 - Dynamic Address assignment. Say you have 5000 users who are on AOL,
one user connects one day using the IP address x. The next day he
connects and has IP address y, and a totally different user has IP
address x.

Both of these are only a issue depending on the way you are using the
information. But thought it was worth a mention :)

JezB wrote:

Any way I can get at a unique "Client ID" within server code ? I'm writing
some auditing and I want to record which particular client machine initiated
a request, for example.

I imagine in an internet environment the only unique client ID is the IP
address, can I get at this?

In an intranet environment I'd prefer to get the unique client machine name,
as known to the network (and possibly network user ID name while we are
about it!).

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Good points. May be you should consider using cookies.

Eliyahu

"Arran Pearce" <arranpearce@NO_SPAMcellhire.com> wrote in message
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There are 2 issues you may have to deal with when using a IP address for
a unique ID.

1 - Multiple people using the same IP address. Most LAN's use Network
Address Translation / Proxy Servers for Internet requests. This means
that you could have 1000's of users all using 1 IP address (as you see it).
2 - Dynamic Address assignment. Say you have 5000 users who are on AOL,
one user connects one day using the IP address x. The next day he
connects and has IP address y, and a totally different user has IP
address x.

Both of these are only a issue depending on the way you are using the
information. But thought it was worth a mention :)

JezB wrote:

Any way I can get at a unique "Client ID" within server code ? I'm writing some auditing and I want to record which particular client machine initiated a request, for example.

I imagine in an internet environment the only unique client ID is the IP
address, can I get at this?

In an intranet environment I'd prefer to get the unique client machine name, as known to the network (and possibly network user ID name while we are
about it!).

[JezB]

Aha - cookies are another thing our company guidelines tells us we can't use
! No client footprint.

"Eliyahu Goldin" <re*************@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
news:em**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Good points. May be you should consider using cookies.

Eliyahu

"Arran Pearce" <arranpearce@NO_SPAMcellhire.com> wrote in message
news:uC**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

There are 2 issues you may have to deal with when using a IP address for
a unique ID.

1 - Multiple people using the same IP address. Most LAN's use Network
Address Translation / Proxy Servers for Internet requests. This means
that you could have 1000's of users all using 1 IP address (as you see

it).

2 - Dynamic Address assignment. Say you have 5000 users who are on AOL,
one user connects one day using the IP address x. The next day he
connects and has IP address y, and a totally different user has IP
address x.

Both of these are only a issue depending on the way you are using the
information. But thought it was worth a mention :)

JezB wrote:

Any way I can get at a unique "Client ID" within server code ? I'm writing some auditing and I want to record which particular client machine initiated a request, for example.

I imagine in an internet environment the only unique client ID is the IP address, can I get at this?

In an intranet environment I'd prefer to get the unique client machine name, as known to the network (and possibly network user ID name while we are about it!).

[Eliyahu Goldin]

My sympathies.

May be the real-life experience will prompt your company to soften the
guidelines.

Eliyahu

"JezB" <je***********@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Aha - cookies are another thing our company guidelines tells us we can't use ! No client footprint.

"Eliyahu Goldin" <re*************@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
news:em**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Good points. May be you should consider using cookies.

Eliyahu

"Arran Pearce" <arranpearce@NO_SPAMcellhire.com> wrote in message
news:uC**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

There are 2 issues you may have to deal with when using a IP address for a unique ID.

1 - Multiple people using the same IP address. Most LAN's use Network
Address Translation / Proxy Servers for Internet requests. This means
that you could have 1000's of users all using 1 IP address (as you see it).

2 - Dynamic Address assignment. Say you have 5000 users who are on AOL, one user connects one day using the IP address x. The next day he
connects and has IP address y, and a totally different user has IP
address x.

Both of these are only a issue depending on the way you are using the
information. But thought it was worth a mention :)

JezB wrote:

> Any way I can get at a unique "Client ID" within server code ? I'm

writing

> some auditing and I want to record which particular client machine

initiated

> a request, for example.
>
> I imagine in an internet environment the only unique client ID is

the IP > address, can I get at this?
>
> In an intranet environment I'd prefer to get the unique client

machine

name,

> as known to the network (and possibly network user ID name while we

are > about it!).
>
>
>