XF 1.5 IP checker not working

[Bionic Rooster]

When checking a users IP I get sent to http://whatismyipaddress.com/api.html I get the following error "No scripted access."
Is anyone else having this problem?

 

[Bionic Rooster]

I'm getting the same thing http://whatismyipaddress.com/api.html
No scripted access. See http://cdn.whatismyipaddress.com/api.html or contact support@whatismyipaddress.com

You should contact them and let them know you are having that problem too.
What they told me was

What was a side effect of some DDoS mitigation. Tech was able to make it a little more focused so less legitimate requests were blocked.

And since they did what ever they did it now works for me.

 

[Bionic Rooster]

Wonder if they are using a shared IP and the API is getting to many hits to it from that IP or if something is stripping the user agent when submitting the request?

See above

 

[optrex]

I'd rather have the option built into XF of being able to use another service if they're trying prevent access. Problem of building 3rd party services into core I suppose. It needs to be rectified and presented from XF, not each individual user.

 

[TPerry]

I'd rather have the option built into XF of being able to use another service if they're trying prevent access. Problem of building 3rd party services into core I suppose. It needs to be rectified and presented from XF, not each individual user.

You mean like this?



If so, already there.

 

[sinbad]

CHANGE
http://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/{ip}
TO
//whatismyipaddress.com/ip/{ip}