How to setup a TCP Proxy for your hotel

Hi, I see alot of confused retro owners when it comes to setting up a TCP Proxy to hide their IP adress, so i will make a quick guide for everyone that doesnt know how it works.

In case you dont even know why your hotel should use a TCP Proxy then it is because people will be able to find your IP by doing "view-source:hotelname.com/client" or using wireshark.



(I will use the website Menialhost.com trought the whole tutorial)



1. Enter the your destination IP + Port. Usually port 30000.

https://i.gyazo.com/935cceff004332d2...7fcd2e18da.png

2. You will get a proxy IP + proxy port after you purchase, for example "protection.menialhost.com:30533"



3. When you got it, you are going to change details in your client.php like this.

https://i.gyazo.com/7b340b9ff2db1b7c...7e42ee941b.png



And now you are finished.



In case you are using r63 you will have to run this sql aswell.

UPDATE server_settings SET enable_securesessions = '0';
UPDATE server_settings SET enable_antiddos = '1';
UPDATE server_settings SET ip_lastforbans = '1';

This is just a thread for new hotel owners that dont know how to set it up, I know plenty of people probably already know how to, but just in case.
If there is anything I should add to this tutorial then just tell me.

This link is a for the TCP Proxy Shopping Cart - Plusprovider


Credits to: Hobtel from Devbest for 99% of the job.
1% To me for copy & pasting

Do you use Plusprovider in your hotel or are you the owner?

I use it in my hotel, that is why i used it in the tutorial aswell.

Nice tut, useful for new retro owners.

Where are credits? It's extracted from devbest..

Thanks for noticing, added it.

Will this work with arcturus emulator?

Yes it will, I tried it.

After using this all the users in the client have a proxy ip. Does anyone know how to fix this to get their real IP?

You need to put this code somewhere, and you maybe have to edit this code to fit your TCP Reverse Proxy.

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'])) {
$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = $_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'];
}

Quote:

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Originally Posted by FunHotel

You need to put this code somewhere, and you maybe have to edit this code to fit your TCP Reverse Proxy.

if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'])) {
$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = $_SERVER['HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'];
}

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You need to advance the code a bit

Well I don't really know the code for it. If someone else knows the 100% working code they could please tell me and I would add it to the tutorial

Quote:

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Originally Posted by FlyHotel

After using this all the users in the client have a proxy ip. Does anyone know how to fix this to get their real IP?

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Well uhm..
basically, when you use tcp reverse proxies it'll simply hide the user IP & use it's own IP adress to get connected to the server.
Although there's a workaround, ref <layer 7 load-balancing transparent proxy mode | HAProxy Technologies – Aloha Load Balancer> [but i've never done it myself :mellow:].

Oh, thank you mate!

Can someone make a tut of how to show the real IP while using a proxy?