"Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Januski, Ken wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 18:03:15 -0500 > > From: "Januski, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Tomcat Users List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Where does request.getServerName get name from? > > > > I know this is a simple question but just can't find the answer. I have two > > instances of Tomcat running on one server. Each has a login page as the > > entry point and that page includes a choice of databases. I'd like the > > default database (i.e. one at top of select list) to be determined by > > request.getServername(). The problem I'm having is that I'm getting a name > > for one IP address and and IP address for the other. I can't figure out why > > the second one won't give me a name. I can live with the IP address but I'd > > prefer to get a name instead. Can anyone shed any light on where > > request.getServerName() gets its name from? > > > > It depends very much on the precise configuration and Tomcat version > you're running. For standalone Tomcat 4.1.x running the Coyote HTTP/1.1 > connector, it comes from the "host" header included with the request, > which in turn comes from your browser based on the URL you submitted to. >
Without looking, it should be the same answer for the Coyote Jk2 Apache/IIS/iPlanet Connector. If it's not, then the bugs-that-never-die hall-of-fame has just elected it's new queen ;-). > > I should add that the server name is in DNS correctly and enable lookups is > > set to true. > > > > Thanks for any info. > > > > Craig -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
