Reading a request Ip address in c#

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I have a login page where the user can login to my website when the user click on the submit button in the login page I want to read it's Ip address how ca i do this is c# I tried this

   Request.UserHostAddress;

but the result was ::1 is it because I am logging in from the local machine or the statement that I used above is wrong?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 14 '14 at 14:14

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That's basically the IPv6 version of 127.0.0.1 so is technically correct. If you don't use or need IPv6 disable it in the network adapter settings.

answered Feb 14 '14 at 14:14

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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::1 is the IPv6 address, your code is correct.

See this answer for details.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Feb 14 '14 at 14:14

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Reading a request Ip address in c#

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