# Getting ip from proxy

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-ip-from-proxy/136782>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 6, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-ip-from-proxy/136782 "2008-05-06T12:01:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-ip-from-proxy/136782/1 "2008-05-06T12:01:57Z")

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I had a problem to get the ip from a proxy server.  
I check this in my apps

request.env[“HTTP\_CLIENT\_IP”]  
request.env[“REMOTE\_ADDR”]  
request.env[“HTTP\_X\_FORWARDED\_FOR”]  
request.env[“X\_FORWARDED\_FOR”]

but I get for the ip only unknown back.

can anyone help me?