Ok. I see the point now. Thanks,
SZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Leech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ICS support mailing" <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [twsocket] Writing a transparent HTTP proxy : Fastream Technologies wrote: : : >Not exactly. No real answer for my actual question... : > : > : I dont think you can support virtual hosts for http 1.0, is this what : you are saying. You could support http 1.0 if you had a public IP per : host if you really needed to. : : > : >On 10/4/06, Kris Leech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > : > : >>Hi, did you find the answer to this? : >> : >>Fastream Technologies wrote: : >> : >> : >> : >>>Hello, : >>> : >>>I have a few issues left for understanding how a transparent proxy works. : >>> : >>> : >>I : >> : >> : >>>talked with a friend in an ISP how they configure them and he said they : >>> : >>> : >>use : >> : >> : >>>Layer4 switches to redirect all HTTP port 80 traffic to the proxy even : >>>though the end user does not configures his browser settings for the : >>> : >>> : >>proxy. : >> : >> : >>>Now with our reverse proxy experience, all is well except one thing: How : >>>does the proxy know which IP to connect to when the end user uses : >>> : >>> : >>HTTP/1.0 : >> : >> : >>>with no "host" header? Is transparent proxies HTTP/1.1 only? How does the : >>>Layer4 switch understands what protocol does the end user uses if it can : >>>read just up to layer 4 (TCP)? : >>> : >>>Best Regards, : >>> : >>>SZ : >>> : >>> : >>> : >>> : >>-- : >>To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list : >>please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket : >>Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be : >> : >> : >> : > : > : > : > : > : : : -- : To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list : please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket : Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
