Re: FN-FORUM: IIS Forward Request to Another Server

date posted 6th February 2008 18:36

On Wednesday 06 February 2008 18:31:30 Sam M - www.wiredeyes.com wrote:

> Since it is the router that is determining the direction of port 80 traffic
> unless the router understands host headers (Unlikely) the port 80 traffic
> would have to go to one or the other server.

As has just been pointed out to me, "the browser only sends the header
after it's established a connection with the web server (or proxy server)".

> Once it gets there you could maybe do something with it. Is it a case of
> needing two web server for some reason, if it is just that they want to

Gawd knows what self-inflicted problem they are trying to solve here...