langemarkdesign Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I have a website and I need to track unique visitors. IP address is what I am using now, but that is not good enough, because there are easy ways to change your IP address. I am looking for something more unique, like maybe some other Network info about the user, MAC address perhaps. I know it is possible because http://www.SitesLike.com uses something of this nature for their voting. You are not able to vote more than once from anything that connects to the same Network. Any thoughts? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken2k7 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Meh, you can't successfully get it from everyone 100% of the time so its not reliable. Also, I don't think you can post that link. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
langemarkdesign Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Well is there something that every user has that is unique to them, that we can access using PHP. That site does something like it, that's the only reason I posted it. If there is a problem posting that link as an example, a moderator please let me know, and I will remove it. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken2k7 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 It contains adult content. Please read the rules. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
langemarkdesign Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Sorry I didn't realize that... how do I remove the link? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemicalBliss Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 A moderator wil do it if he/she deems necesary. please do not use some public voting scheme, if omeone is determined to cheat they will, thereis no way of getting a 100% unique id, full stop. (Internet Cafés for one). Get them to log in, then vote, otherwise your messing with your data, preventing a computer from visiting your site can prevent 10 other people that havnt voted. And letting people vote twice is just as bad. -cb- Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
langemarkdesign Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Thanks for the tips ChemicalBliss, but I am not looking to prevent people from visiting my site, or even voting. I just have a PHP script behind the scenes and duplicate votes won't be counted. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemicalBliss Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 So as i stated the only way is for them to login then. (of corse peple can duplicate accounts, but you can validate email address etc etc to make it much harder and more annoying to cheat). -cb- Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
langemarkdesign Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Problem is... The site I posted does not require a login. So there must be another way. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu2000 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 The MAC address on pretty much any *nix system can be changed with a simple CLI command. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/199533-how-would-i-access-a-users-mac-address-or-something-similar/#findComment-1047332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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