Hi Rainer, I'm using a single node. Here's some code from the servlet:
<code> HttpSession session = request.getSession(false); if(session.getAttribute("aValueSavedInThePortlet") != null) {...} else {...} </code> I get a correct NullPointerException, because "session" is empty. So, back to the problem: Using the real Tomcat-url to call portal container and then calling the servlet within its portlet works fine, "session" is not null. Using the "Apache/mod_jk"-url to do this returns the NullPointerException because of the empty session. Kindly note that I can't use "request.getSession(true);" in this case, I can't allow the action in the if statement without a valid session was generated in the portlet container before. So I think the problem is the session which is bound to the Tomcat-url (foo.bar.com:8080) and do not not to the virtual-host / alias url (www.foobar.com) of the Apache with mod_jk. I apologize for my English, I'm still learning. -- Cheers, Benny Benny Bräuer C3-Grid Developing @ Computing and Data Centre Alfred-Wegener-Institute for polar and marine research 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany -- "Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity." ~Lao Tzu - The Tao Te Ching --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]