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Subject:    RE: [load balancing] HTTP to HTTPS redirect
From:       Tim Maestas <lb () dnsconsultants ! com>
Date:       2003-06-14 16:30:41
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Pretty sure the fallback host redirect supports all of other URL 
re-writing variables that can be used in rules.  Hence %u would preserve 
the URI ie:

http://foo.bar.com/%u

-Tim


On Sat, 14 Jun 2003, Cauthorn, Matt (MAN-Corporate) wrote:

> If you want to retain the path, you'll probably have to use
> apache/mod_rewrite sitting behind the non secure pool and handling those
> redirects in a more intelligent way. I don't think the fallback host won't
> do that for you.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drumm, Dan [mailto:ddrumm@ball.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 6:51 PM
> To: 'lb-l@vegan.net'
> Subject: RE: [load balancing] HTTP to HTTPS redirect
> 
> 
> One last thing, putting the variable http://foo.bar.com/
> <http://foo.bar.com/>  in the field for fallback host, means it always
> redirects the user to foo.bar.com. 
>  
> Urls like http://foo.bar.com/somepath/file.asp
> <http://foo.bar.com/somepath/file.asp>  get redirected to
> https://foo.bar.com <https://foo.bar.com> .
>  
> Is there a way to retain the path? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cauthorn, Matt (MAN-Corporate) [mailto:Matt.Cauthorn@cox.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:38 PM
> To: 'lb-l@vegan.net'
> Subject: RE: [load balancing] HTTP to HTTPS redirect
> 
> 
> You can setup a pool which points to a 'fake' node/service, then use the
> fallback host option in your pool config to redirect all the clients to the
> https, since the node will be deemed as down to the BigIP. I use this for
> several things, and have had great luck. 
>  
> Matt
>  
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Drumm, Dan [mailto:ddrumm@ball.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 4:53 PM
> To: 'lb-l@vegan.net'
> Subject: [load balancing] HTTP to HTTPS redirect
> 
> 
> 
> I am trying to LB two MS-IIS servers, and use the SSL proxy on a F5 BIGIP
> 2000. 
> 
> The SSL proxy works fine, and I am having the F5 "redirect all" under the
> advanced options. 
> 
> All of the http links being served are being rewritten to https links.
> Except for one thing. 
> The web page serves up a java applet, and that applet creates a menu
> dropdown bar. 
> The links in that bar all point to " http://foo.bar.com <http://foo.bar.com>
> ". I can't edit the java applet. 
> 
> I don't have a virtual server on port 80 for http://foo.bar.com
> <http://foo.bar.com> . 
> 
> Is there a simple way to redirect all incoming http requests to
> http://foo.bar.com/somepath/something
> <http://foo.bar.com/somepath/something>  to https and hit the SSL proxy on
> the F5 - without losing the path information? 
> 
> The F5 doesn't allow you to build a proxy and point it to another proxy on
> the same unit. 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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