Is there a way to identify a client by MAC address when using the Vibe library?
The NetworkAddress structure does not provide such features. Or did I miss something?

On Wednesday, 7 February 2024 at 22:16:54 UTC, Alexander Zhirov wrote:

That doesn't have anything to do with the server side if I am not mistaken as you should receive that via the browser that actually allows you to receive the mac address -via an extension- or some private API exposed by the browser.

I don't know the use case but you may be better off with browser fingerprinting if you'd like to have a unique way of identifying the visitors. Or, if it's a local network, maybe you can use tcpdump/libpcap.

On Wednesday, 7 February 2024 at 22:16:54 UTC, Alexander Zhirov wrote:

Mac is a hardware address. By the time the packets get to your server, that info is long gone. Even if you could get it, it likely is the MAC address of your router, not the peer.

-Steve

On Thursday, 8 February 2024 at 14:21:13 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:

You are right, information is lost at the packet level and nothing reaches the browser anymore. I will look for another way. Thanks!

On Thursday, 8 February 2024 at 01:05:57 UTC, Mengu wrote:

It is at the packet level to monitor the address. Not at all what I would like. Thanks for the tip:)