Re: determining where the computer is that posts to a db
| From: | Tyler Longren | Date: | Wed, 29 May 2002 18:07:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: determining where the computer is that posts to a db | ||
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Nope, no way to determine a MAC address through a browser.
tyler
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Beidler" <tom@orbittechservices.com>
To: "php list" <php-general@lists.php.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 12:58 PM
Subject: [PHP] determining where the computer is that posts to a db
> I have a time billing application and I need to determine where people are
> logging in from to make sure they are signing in at work and not at home.
>
> Currently I'm logging the IP address and hostname but I don't think that's
> the totally sano way to do it. The work sites are using local ISP's that
> register dynamic IP addresses. If one of the workers has the same ISP I
> can't tell whether they are at home or work.
>
> Any ideas? Is there a var that could get the MAC address of the machine?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
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