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justin_westover
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Jul 09, 2014

HTTP Monitor not working

I have a very simple HTTP monitor configured that isn't working. When looking in the IIS logs the F5 isn't sending the send string and I can change the send string to anything "GET /blablabla" and th...
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uni_87886
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Jul 09, 2014

You will need a receive string configured - a string which must be in the response. Without it, all you're really doing is checking that the TCP connection succeeds. You could start with something simple like "200 OK"

 

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uni_87886
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Jul 09, 2014
Is this an IIS server? You should really put the HTTP version in your GET request: "GET /css.htm HTTP/1.0" or better yet "GET /css.htm HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: www.myhost.com\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n"