Hi, can you check the log file. See if the log file reveals any important information. If it isn’t enabled, go to Settings -> General Settings to enable debug mode.
Kind regards
No it wasn’t enabled. It is now. I had a rando spam account try to register since this post on the same 198.71.x.x IP
Hi,
Once the log file is showing some reading, report back with any anomalies.
Thank you
Hi,
Maybe the address for all visitors is the same because of your particular hosting setup.
It could be that the IP address for the load balancer or proxy is always being assigned to the REMOTE_ADDR global $_SERVER variable.
You could try going to:
WP Security >> Settings >> Advanced Settings
and then choosing perhaps the “HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR” setting or trying one of the other ones.
thank you! None of the HTTP_X_FORWARDED worked.
The log is full of these messages:
[07/29/2019 1:49 PM] – NOTICE : Fake googlebot detected: IP = 198.x.x.x hostname = a2nlwpwc.prod.iad2.secureserver.net reverse IP = 198.x.x.x
All the same generic 198.x.x.x IP address that all the users are showing as.
Without looking at your server setup and environment it is difficult to tell you why you are seeing such behaviour.
I recommend that you talk to your host provider support people and ask them why all visitor IP addresses in wordpress are showing up as the same IP address.
It’s Godaddy and it’s been the same for years. I don’t know why it would suddenly change.
