Yes, true and that's what I meant - that if the IP resolves to a local IP on the host then the traffic is not routed.
Regards, Howie --- On Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:48 PM, Dave Watts scribed: --- > >> Actually, if you request a page on a Windows server from the >> same server the traffic is not routed at all. > > This isn't necessarily true. When you make a request from the server > console using a browser, and you enter a fully-qualified host and > domain name, the browser asks the operating system to resolve that > name into an IP address. > The OS then goes through a series of steps to figure out the IP > address - looking in the hosts file, querying the primary DNS, > querying the secondary DNS. If the returned IP address corresponds > directly to a local external IP address, the request itself won't be > routed through another server, but if > the DNS doesn't resolve for whatever reason the request will fail. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:202655 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
