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Modified: htdocs/manual/mod core.html Log: PR: 5961 Make the NameVirtualHost docs a little more accurate. Revision Changes Path 1.172 +9 -3 httpd-docs-2.0/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html Index: core.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/httpd-docs-2.0/htdocs/manual/mod/core.html,v retrieving revision 1.171 retrieving revision 1.172 diff -u -r1.171 -r1.172 --- core.html 2000/09/12 15:16:50 1.171 +++ core.html 2000/09/15 19:13:42 1.172 @@ -2173,9 +2173,15 @@ <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>NameVirtualHost 111.22.33.44</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> -With the NameVirtualHost directive you specify the address to which your -name-based virtual host names resolve. If you have multiple name-based -hosts on multiple addresses, repeat the directive for each address.<P> +With the NameVirtualHost directive you specify the IP address on which +the server will receive requests for the name-based virtual hosts. +This will usually be the address to which your name-based virtual host +names resolve. In cases where a firewall or other proxy receives the +requests and forwards them on a different IP address to the server, +you must specify the IP address of the physical interface on the +machine which will be servicing the requests. If you have multiple +name-based hosts on multiple addresses, repeat the directive for each +address.<P> Note: the "main server" and any _default_ servers will <STRONG>never</STRONG> be served for a request to a NameVirtualHost IP Address (unless for some
