We're running a few hundred name based virtuals. It is really easy to
setup in apache. I can assist if anyone needs it.
As for the browsers, I believe netscape and IE 2.0 and under have problems
but lynx works fine. :-)
Rick
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Lavender, Brian E SPK wrote:
> named based virtual hosting is something that is a more recent development > as I understand. The browser sends the host name which gets set as an > environment variable for the web server. The web server will know to respond > to that host name based upon its virtual hosting configuration. So if you > have five domain names resolving to the same IP address for www, the name > based virtual hosting will be able to distinguish which hostname was > requested. Previous to this, multiple IP addresses were aliased to the same > interface (It sounds like you are familiar with this). Name based virtual > hosting works with IE 4 and above and Netscape 4 and above. I don't know > about lynx. Anyone know if it works with lynx? > > If you have a browser that doesn't send the host information, Apache will > respond with the default configuration for the IP address the host name > resolved to. > > Any corrections to this? > > brian > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike Machado [mailto:mike@innercite.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 10:23 AM > > To: lug-nuts@saclug.org > > Subject: Re: [lug-nuts] How do I get a block of IP addresses? > > > > If you bought a T1 from us (InnerCite) we have tons of addresses left. > > We would be more than happy to give you what you need. I know this > > sounds like an ad but I am just trying to answer your needs. > > Also the 1 > > IP for multiple hosts is a good idea, and is sometimes referred to as > > 'named based virtual hosts'. > > > **************************************************************************** > * To UNSUBSCRIBE from the list, send a message with "unsubscribe lug-nuts" > * in the message body to majordomo@saclug.org. Please direct other > * questions, comments, or problems to lug-nuts-owner@saclug.org. >
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