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Re: Redirecting on URL rules ...

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Subject: Re: Redirecting on URL rules ...
From: "Karl Kopper" <karl_kopper@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 16:09:18 -0800

About the best you can do today is route based on port numbers (static pages on port 80, CGI scripts on port 8080 perhaps . . . )

If you can specify the URL plus port number combination you can use FWMARK rules to select the pool of real servers.

--Karl

>From: Greg Cope
>
>Frédéric Schwien wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I need a load balancer which should accept redirecting rules on URLs . For
> > example, Those with "/cgi-bin" to a group of servers, others (for static
> > data) to another group of servers . Is this planed to be done ? Do somebody
> > ever tried to do it ? (I have never put my nose into LVSs softs code, but
> > would it be difficult to add this feature?)
>
>LVS is a layer 3 router thing (IP layer - i.e IP or UDP address).
>
>You are after a Layer 7 (application i.e HTTP URL) layer router thing.
>
>Apprently there are rumours for this - but do not hold your breath.
>
>Greg
>
> >
> > THanks,
> >
> > Fred,
> >
 


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