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rjonker
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Nov 19, 2009

Need help. HTTP monitor based on hostname

Hi,   When I create a basic HTTP monitor and use a hostname the result is that the actual ip address of the host is used in the monitor. A one time nslookup is done.   If the ip address of t...
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hoolio
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Nov 19, 2009
Does the web server have virtual host or host header definitions that require a specific hostname be inserted in all requests? I wasn't aware that any name resolution would be done for a monitor send string. I would have guessed that the static string would be sent in the monitor request. Can you clarify what you've tested and which version you've tested on?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Aaron