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kend
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Jan 10, 2012

iRule for Microsoft RDP

I want to create an iRule that can direct a user to a pool based on the remote computer name they are specifying when using the Microsoft RDP client. So, if they enter host1.network.net in the RDP cl...
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hooleylist
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Jan 11, 2012
In a quick test connecting from a Win7 client to a Win2008 server, I see the hostname the client uses for the connection sent in the TCP payload. If that's always the case, this seems plausible to do.

 

 

Here's an example from Jason for parsing the RDP data to get the username. You could modify that to parse the hostname/IP.

 

http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/asg/50/aft/25271/showtab/groupforums/Default.aspx

 

 

Aaron