Error: Insecure Proxy Connection

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Big Destroyer

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So I try to access the Afrihost Clientzone when I get the following error attached below. I contacted my ISP (MindTheSpeed) and they confirmed that there is no error from their side.

Afrihost just claims that the error is indeed on my side but I am sure I'm not unless I have a minor error on my router (Mikrotik RB 951ui-2HnD) though I doubt it

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Go here and check your external IP

What Is My IP Address? IP Address Tools and More

IP address lookup, location, proxy detection, email tracing, IP hiding tips, blacklist check, speed test, and forums. Find, get, and show my IP address.
whatismyipaddress.com

Then do a whois search to check who that IP belongs to.

If it's a major ISP then AH ****ed it up. If it's someone else then you've probably been hacked.

Also...you're not using a VPN by chance?
 
Good on afrihost for blocking proxied connections to protect credentials, if this is legit.

You might be able to see an intermediate proxy by checking for a 'via' header in the response of web requests, or if you go here you can see what your browser sends. Look for 'X-Forwarded-For' header entries.
 
HibiscusTunes said:
Good on afrihost for blocking proxied connections to protect credentials, if this is legit.

You might be able to see an intermediate proxy by checking for a 'via' header in the response of web requests, or if you go here you can see what your browser sends. Look for 'X-Forwarded-For' header entries.
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This is the result of my WHOIS query. ISP is MindTheSpeed. I also attached a result of my intermediate proxy check.

Code: 
NetRange:       129.205.0.0 - 129.205.255.255
CIDR:           129.205.0.0/16
NetName:        AFRINIC-ERX-129-205-0-0
NetHandle:      NET-129-205-0-0-1
Parent:         NET129 (NET-129-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Transferred to AfriNIC
OriginAS:
Organization:   African Network Information Center (AFRINIC)
RegDate:        2010-11-19
Updated:        2010-11-19
Comment:        This IP address range is under AFRINIC responsibility.
Comment:        Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,
Comment:        or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net.
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/129.205.0.0

ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
ResourceLink:  whois.afrinic.net


OrgName:        African Network Information Center
OrgId:          AFRINIC
Address:        Level 11ABC
Address:        Raffles Tower
Address:        Lot 19, Cybercity
City:           Ebene
StateProv:
PostalCode:
Country:        MU
RegDate:        2004-05-17
Updated:        2015-05-04
Comment:        AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net
Comment:        The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC

ReferralServer:  whois://whois.afrinic.net
ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query

OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Generic POC
OrgAbusePhone:  +230 4666616
OrgAbuseEmail:  [email protected]
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Generic POC
OrgTechPhone:  +230 4666616
OrgTechEmail:  [email protected]
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN

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HavocXphere said:
Go here and check your external IP

What Is My IP Address? IP Address Tools and More

IP address lookup, location, proxy detection, email tracing, IP hiding tips, blacklist check, speed test, and forums. Find, get, and show my IP address.
whatismyipaddress.com

Then do a whois search to check who that IP belongs to.

If it's a major ISP then AH ****ed it up. If it's someone else then you've probably been hacked.

Also...you're not using a VPN by chance?
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Have a look at my previous message for the WHOIS search result. Only VPN I run is for certain addresses to go through it which does not include the IP of the Afrihost portal. The range is a few /24 networks in the 192.168 range
 
Big Destroyer said:
Have a look at my previous message for the WHOIS search result. Only VPN I run is for certain addresses to go through it which does not include the IP of the Afrihost portal. The range is a few /24 networks in the 192.168 range
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Your setup is probably broken then. The chances of AH flagging their own IPs as proxy are essentially zero. Or rather if yes we'd have a dozen complaints on here because every AH customer would get flagged...not 1 complaint by 1 guy who also happens to run stuff through a diy vpn config
 
HavocXphere said:
Your setup is probably broken then. The chances of AH flagging their own IPs as proxy are essentially zero. Or rather if yes we'd have a dozen complaints on here because every AH customer would get flagged...not 1 complaint by 1 guy who also happens to run stuff through a diy vpn config
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You might have missed some things in the OP. For clarity's sake here is the full details. I am not with Afrihost as my ISP. I am with MindTheSpeed as my ISP.

If I do a NSLOOKUP in CMD I get that that clientzone.afrihost.com resolves to 169.1.1.87, 165.73.15.23 and 165.73.15.21. The VPN I have is an site to site VPN which I dont direct any connections to aforementioned IP's
 
Could be this, I dont know why internet explorer handles some connection info...

Make sure its set to this:

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Morning,

Can you send me a pm with your clientzone email for me to have a look at the IP address that was flagged and blocked.
 
rustypup said:
Did not realise we were scraping the class C barrel already...
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We are are, though the IPs that I forward are part of another LAN. Just makes easier to access remote LAN devices easier via that LAN device's IP addresses
 
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