VirtualHost odd behavior (inconsistent?) Apache-2.2

I've set up apache-2.2 on SunOS 5.10, and have a fairly basic
configuration that involves 2 NameVirutalHosts, and a _default_
definition.

What I'm seeing is odd, as it doesn't seem to coincide with the
documentation - therefore, I can only assume this is "user
error" (grin).

_default_:80

Should catch anything coming to the machine that is NOT DEFINED, such
as just coming to port 80 via IP address.

<VirtualHost host-name1.domain.com>

<VirtualHost host-name2.domain.com>

are basic entries, nothing special.

NameVirtualHost xx.xx.xx.xx

and have tried

NameVirtualHost *:80

I'm using the latter at this point.

Now: when I connect to this system via IP address, instead of going
to the _default_ location (DocumentRoot goes to the same path as host-
name1), I end up at host-name2.

If I take that out, it will work.

However, if I put in:

Listen xx.xx.xx.xx:80

That breaks it, which makes no sense to me. So I just leave it as:

Listen 80

which works.

I've tried mixing around using IP virtual hosts and name-based...
still get odd results.

I've followed the documentation on apache.org.

To ensure that the _default_ definition appears "first", I placed that
in the main httpd.conf file *before* the Include for the vhosts. So
that isn't the issue.

Anyone see this before? I'm stumped. I know what I have now
(without _default_) is working, but I'm still suspicious and it's not
100% of what I need, so I want to figure it out.

I won't spam the group with my *.conf details here - will send under
separate cover if someone wants to see it. I've also considered
whether this behavior might be due to a Module (or lack thereof), and
I cannot tell yet.

Thanks.

<forrie@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> What I'm seeing is odd, as it doesn't seem to coincide with the
> documentation - therefore, I can only assume this is "user
> error" (grin).
>
> _default_:80
>
> Should catch anything coming to the machine that is NOT DEFINED, such
> as just coming to port 80 via IP address.
If used like <_default_:80>
and untill you mix name-based and IP-based ...
.... where name-based means using ServerName directive
.... not the name in DNS

> <VirtualHost host-name1.domain.com>
> <VirtualHost host-name2.domain.com>
:
> I end up at host-name2.
I assume the IP of host-name2.domain.com matches your machine's IP.

Anyway, try what happens when you change both your
<VirtualHost ...domain.com>
into
<VirtualHost *:80>
Servername ...domain.com

HansH

On Feb 16, 12:43 pm, "HansH" <h...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> <for...@gmail.com> schreef in berichtnews:1171645336.849562.167470@s48g2000cws.g ooglegroups.com...> What I'm seeing is odd, as it doesn't seem to coincide with the
> > documentation - therefore, I can only assume this is "user
> > error" (grin).
>
> > _default_:80
>
> > Should catch anything coming to the machine that is NOT DEFINED, such
> > as just coming to port 80 via IP address.
>
> If used like <_default_:80>
> and untill you mix name-based and IP-based ...
> ... where name-based means using ServerName directive
> ... not the name in DNS
>
> > <VirtualHost host-name1.domain.com>
> > <VirtualHost host-name2.domain.com>
> :
> > I end up at host-name2.
>
> I assume the IP of host-name2.domain.com matches your machine's IP.
>
> Anyway, try what happens when you change both your
> <VirtualHost ...domain.com>
> into
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> Servername ...domain.com
>
> HansH

The IP is the same, yes. I forgot to mention that I tried both

<VirtualHost *:80>

and

<VirtualHost host-name1.domain.com>

combinations and, with <_default_:80> got mixed results that seemed
inconsistent with what should happen.


Thanks!

On Feb 16, 5:57 pm, Davide Bianchi <davideyeahs...@onlyforfun.net>
wrote:
> On 2007-02-16, for...@gmail.com <for...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've set up apache-2.2 on SunOS 5.10, and have a fairly basic
> > configuration that involves 2 NameVirutalHosts, and a _default_
> > definition.
>
> So it's basically 3 VirtualHosts, one of which should be the default.
>
>
>
> > _default_:80
>
> IIRC is supposed to be
>
> <VirtualHost _default_ *:80>
>
> Depending on how you defined the NameVirtualHost directive.
>
> > I'm using the latter at this point.
>
> Then your two VirtualHost should be defined as
> <VirtualHost *:80>
> ServerName domainN....
>
> And the default should be
>
> <VirtualHost _default_ *:80>
>
> > Now: when I connect to this system via IP address, instead of going
> > to the _default_ location (DocumentRoot goes to the same path as host-
> > name1), I end up at host-name2.
>
> It's sound like a real mess-up of the configuration. What does
> apachectl configtest return?
>
> > I won't spam the group with my *.conf details here - will send under
> > separate cover if someone wants to see it.
>
> Yes, it would be helpful.
>
> Davide
>
> --
> In a world without fences who needs Gates?




> Now: when I connect to this system via IP address, instead of going
> to the _default_ location (DocumentRoot goes to the same path as host-
> name1), I end up at host-name2.

of oucrse it depends what this means, using a browser the IP will be
sent as the host, whereas not sending a host header at all should
result in _default_ being served,

I have a 3 virtual hosts (as well as all the others)
_default_
internal IP
external IP

they are all different doc roots, and the only time _default_comes
into play is if theres no host header present. (using DCMVH on apache
2.2.4)

On Feb 16, 1:53 pm, "shimmyshack" <matt.fa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 16, 5:57 pm, Davide Bianchi <davideyeahs...@onlyforfun.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 2007-02-16, for...@gmail.com <for...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I've set up apache-2.2 on SunOS 5.10, and have a fairly basic
> > > configuration that involves 2 NameVirutalHosts, and a _default_
> > > definition.
>
> > So it's basically 3 VirtualHosts, one of which should be the default.
>
> > > _default_:80
>
> > IIRC is supposed to be
>
> > <VirtualHost _default_ *:80>
>
> > Depending on how you defined the NameVirtualHost directive.
>
> > > I'm using the latter at this point.
>
> > Then your two VirtualHost should be defined as
> > <VirtualHost *:80>
> > ServerName domainN....
>
> > And the default should be
>
> > <VirtualHost _default_ *:80>
>
> > > Now: when I connect to this system via IP address, instead of going
> > > to the _default_ location (DocumentRoot goes to the same path as host-
> > > name1), I end up at host-name2.
>
> > It's sound like a real mess-up of the configuration. What does
> > apachectl configtest return?
>
> > > I won't spam the group with my *.conf details here - will send under
> > > separate cover if someone wants to see it.
>
> > Yes, it would be helpful.
>
> > Davide
>
> > --
> > In a world without fences who needs Gates?
> > Now: when I connect to this system via IP address, instead of going
> > to the _default_ location (DocumentRoot goes to the same path as host-
> > name1), I end up at host-name2.
>
> of oucrse it depends what this means, using a browser the IP will be
> sent as the host, whereas not sending a host header at all should
> result in _default_ being served,
>
> I have a 3 virtual hosts (as well as all the others)
> _default_
> internal IP
> external IP
>
> they are all different doc roots, and the only time _default_comes
> into play is if theres no host header present. (using DCMVH on apache
> 2.2.4)

Okay, I'll see if I can test that.

However, if I got directly to the host with the IP address, shouldn't
it go to the VirtualHost that the ServerName is the hostname for?
Meaning, the host is named "machine1" and I go to it via
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, it ends up in the DocRoot of "machine2" instead,
which is a CNAME record.

How can I reliably test this without the host header... perhaps on the
command line.

On my other FreeBSD system, the above works correctly - if someone
goes to my machine via IP, it goes to the _default_ docroot, not to
anything else. Maybe I'll need to backtrack and replace the:

<VirtualHost *:80>

with

<VirtualHost machine.name.com:80>

and muck with the DocumentRoot to see what happens.

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> On Feb 16, 12:43 pm, "HansH" <h...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> <for...@gmail.com> schreef in
>> berichtnews:1171645336.849562.167470@s48g2000cws.g ooglegroups.com...>
>> > _default_:80
>> > Should catch anything coming to the machine that is NOT DEFINED, such
>> > as just coming to port 80 via IP address.
>> If used like <_default_:80>
>> and untill you mix name-based and IP-based ...
>> ... where name-based means using ServerName directive
>> ... not the name in DNS
>>
>> > <VirtualHost host-name1.domain.com>
>> > <VirtualHost host-name2.domain.com>
>> :
>> > I end up at host-name2.
>>
>> I assume the IP of host-name2.domain.com matches your machine's IP.
>>
>> Anyway, try what happens when you change both your
>> <VirtualHost ...domain.com>
>> into
>> <VirtualHost *:80>
>> Servername ...domain.com
>>
> The IP is the same, yes. I forgot to mention that I tried both
>
> <VirtualHost *:80>
With or without a ServerName ?
.... WITHOUT it'll take preferance over _default_

>
> and
>
> <VirtualHost host-name1.domain.com>
>
> combinations and, with <_default_:80> got mixed results ...
Mixed settings may indeed give mixed results :-(


HansH