Title: False Postive Blocking IP Address
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# False Postive Blocking IP Address

 *  [You2media](https://wordpress.org/support/users/you2media/)
 * (@you2media)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-postive-blocking-ip-address/)
 * Hi,
 * When I try to block a IP address that isn’t my computer but coming from the US,
   a box pops up that says “An error occurred. You can’t block your own IP address”
   But I know it isn’t my IP address. How do I block this?
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 *  Plugin Author [WFMattR](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmattr/)
 * (@wfmattr)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/false-postive-blocking-ip-address/#post-7183334)
 * Hi,
 * It sounds like your server may be seeing all visitors as if they come from a 
   single IP — possibly the server’s own IP. If this is the case, then your site
   is using a “reverse proxy”, so Wordfence cannot see the visitors’ actual IP addresses.
   You will need to set the option “How does Wordfence get IPs” on the Wordfence
   Options page.
 * Depending on what software your server is using, you probably need to choose 
   the X-Real-IP or X-Forwarded-For option, or if you use CloudFlare, then choose
   the CF-Connecting-IP option. More details on the options are here:
    [How does Wordfence get IPs](http://docs.wordfence.com/en/Wordfence_options#How_does_Wordfence_get_IPs)
 * After setting the option, you can verify it is working by looking at the Live
   Traffic page, and visiting the site in a separate browser where you are not logged
   in, and verify that your own IP appears in your own visits. (If Live Traffic 
   is disabled, try logging in using the second browser, since logins and logouts
   are still recorded.)
 * -Matt R

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