[FEATURE REQUEST] Unique server number on VServer

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 7/21/04 2:04 PM, "Peter De Berdt" <peter.de.berdt at pandora.be> wrote:

> Would it be possible to obtain a semi-unique serial number (e.g. MAC
> Address) from the server through an SQL Query?
> 
> Let me explain why: in the past, we used a dongle for software
> security, but because of various reasons, we switched to internet
> activation linked to the server. In 4D, we are able to obtain the MAC
> Address of the server, which is then sent along with some other
> information to our servers, which then validates if the MAC Address is
> already registered, if not, it adds it to the customer's info,
> otherwise it checks if they are the same (if they're not, it means the
> customer tried to install the software on a different server).
> 
> I can obtain the MAC Address without a problem using MonkeyBread or
> Einhugur's plug-in on the client side (which in case of single user
> version is ok), but for the multi-user version, I would need some kind
> of unique server id to register the software with.

Hi Peter,

I wonder if simply IP of server computer where is installed Valentina server
Will be okay for you?



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