Re: HTTP 1.1 or name based httpd on VS-NAT

[Ilker Gokhan <IlkerG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> Kimden: Paul Baker [mailto:pbaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Tarih: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:20 PM
> Kime: lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Konu: Re: HTTP 1.1 or name based httpd on VS-NAT
>
>
> Joseph Mack wrote:
>
> >
> > So is that the <virtualHost ...>
>
>
> Yes
>
>
> >
> > or the servername underneath?
>
>
> Servername should ideally be set to the reverse dns of the
> VIP (or what
> you would like the reverse dns of the VIP to have been)
>
> > what if instead of the name of the VIP, I surf to the actual IP?
>
>
> I'm not for certain, but I believe that when you surf to a
> http://123.123.123.123/ url, the Host: header is not filled
> in for the
> HTTP request (i could be wrong) in which case, the web server is
> supposed to serve the first virtualhost entry, or the
> virtualhost that
> matches Servername.
>

Yes, If you write URL with IP address such as http://123.123.123.123/ , The Host: header is filled with this IP address, not hostname. You can see it using any network monitor program (tcpdump).

Best regards,
Ilker G.

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