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John_Ogle_45372's avatar
John_Ogle_45372
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Jan 21, 2014

X-Cnection: close vs Connection: close

I'm having difficulty understanding the difference between these two. Article SOL6997 states:   "The X-Cnection: close header is also added to server-side connections utilizing an existing Keep-...
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Kevin_Davies_40's avatar
Kevin_Davies_40
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Jan 21, 2014

It is a custom header added by the F5. The web server will ignore it.

 

  • Erlend_123973's avatar
    Erlend_123973
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    Apr 23, 2015
    But why does it even bother sending it? I am sure BigIP would be able close the client connection without it.