Hi, >The mapping of domain names to ip's is done (as usual) in the IP stack. >Thus, using the /hosts /files on >tomcat client and server boxes works fine for development scenarios >where you do not want to >expose you production domain names to the Internet via DNS. I originally >asked the question >because the tomcat docs only mention DNS as the mapping agent, which >seemed overly specific >to me, unless tomcat had some reason to insist on DNS, which is >apparently not the case.
Feel free to submit a doc patch for this issue. >I do not think /just the default name/ is correct. It seems that the >name attribute value must be a name > that the client and server IP stacks can map to an IP address for the >configuration to work, which >does have to do with the host name in the browser's URL. Yup, the docs have already been amended for that, now saying that this must be a network name. >Also, the name 'localhost' seems to be 'magic' in that there is code >triggered by the occurrence of that >particular name. As others on the list have pointed out, a value of >'localhost' in the <Host name=...> >attribute is mapped to 0.0.0.0, so that the host can respond to requests >from any domain. When you or "others" can show me where in the Catalina code "localhost" is magic or hard-wired, we can work on a better approach together. Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
