IP address of the client

Question

Hi, I'm using Oracle Portal 3.0.9
I trie to get the IP Adress of the client.
There are some functions in portal30, which returns the ip adress
of the client like :
WWCTX_API.GET_IP_ADDRESS or
owa_util.get_cgi_env('REMOTE_ADDR')
and more.
But all the functions return the ip adress of my server.
What's wrong ?
Can somebody help's me ?
Thanks Carsten

Answer 1

May be it's something between des servlet and the executed pl/sql-procedure or with session-management?
I've got the same/following problems:
Facts:
I granted execution for portal30.wwctx_api and portal30_sso.wwctx_api to Public.
A PL/SQL-Portlet checks with the following code if user is logged on
if wwctx_api.is_logged_on then
     m_userip := portal30_sso.wwctx_api.get_ip_address;
else
     m_userip := portal30.wwctx_api.get_ip_address;
end if;
Case 1:
"User is logged on"
symptoms:
a) portal30.wwctx_api.get_ip_address gives back the server-ip.
b) portal30_sso.wwctx_api.get_ip_address gives back the client-ip.
Case 2:
"User is logged on and afterwards logged off and stays in the same browser session (IE5)"
symptoms:
a) portal30.wwctx_api.get_ip_address gives back the server-ip.
b) portal30_sso.wwctx_api.get_ip_address gives back the client-ip.
Case 3:
"User is not logged on / anonymous and in an new browser session."
symptoms:
a) portal30_sso.wwctx_api.get_ip_address gives back an error ("User defined Exception").
b) portal30.wwctx_api.get_ip_address gives back the server-ip.
I've also tried the following, but always get the server-ip:
1) SELECT SYS_CONTEXT ('USERENV', 'IP_ADDRESS') into m_IPADDRESS FROM DUAL;
2) m_IPADDRESS := sys.OWA_UTIL.GET_CGI_ENV('REMOTE_ADDR');
3) m_IPADDRESS := wwv_util.getip;
So, my conclusion is that may be the page-engine sees server as client?
Or maybe there's something wrong with Session-Cookies? Sees there has to be cookie at the client.
Can someone give me a hint if there is a workaround?
Regards Joerg.