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Ken_B_50116
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Jun 12, 2012

How to select a pool based on client's hostname?

I need to write an iRule that will select a pool based on the requesting client's DNS hostname. I know an iRule can perform a reverse DNS lookup to get the client's hostname from the source IP addres...
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Ken_B_50116
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Jun 14, 2012
Just a follow up on this. I did end up using my code above, which relies on some key elements that Aaron provided. The script runs well and testing has shown that clients whose hostnames meet certain criteria are sent to the correct pool. Thanks again for the assistance. Hoepfully this code can be of use to others in the future.