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Che_Wang_86502
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Apr 05, 2011

Apache mod_status "server-status" not showing Client IP

Having some trouble when I use mod_status in Apache. When I go to /server-status, the client IP is showing the F5 load balancer IP. I am already using the "X-Forwarded-For" HTTP header in LogFormat ...
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Apr 06, 2011
The monitors will run with the source address of the F5 device itself.

 

 

So everytime your monitor runs and does a 'GET /whatever' against the poolmember, mod_status will see it and count it as a hit from the F5's IP address (Because it is). Generally even on high volume websites, the F5's IP address will be seen as one of the biggest generators of requests

 

 

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