Re: Binding HTTP clients calls to specific interface

Hi again,

On Thursday 18 December 2003 14:41, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
> Hi, Alexander.
> Do you talk about calls from different boxes?

why different boxes? for different boxes you will not have a problem that I 
described. We can only have problem when http request should go through 
defferent interfaces (eth0/eth1) within one box.

> It is quite simple to modify http library to do so.
> 1. Inject additional arg into http_start_request()
>     (rewrite current calls to use NULL for this arg)
> 2. Add to structure HTTPserver field octstr *outgoing_interface.
> 3. In get_connection() use http_interface only if *outgoing_interface not
> NULL.

yeah, that's what I mean ;)

>
> If you think it is useful, I can do it.
> But anyway, for using it, corresponded boxes must be tuned to use
> http_start_request with real interface, not NULL.

yep, but this is another story ;) For now we should just make sure , http 
module can do this and smsbox/wapbox should implement it, if needed.
If you can do it that would be really great!

>
> Alexander Malysh wrote:
>  > On Thursday 18 December 2003 13:22, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
>  >>Hi, Alexandr.
>  >>I didn't get your point. How do you want to choose with
>  >>each interface to call http_start_request? Is it just round-robin?
>  >
>  > nope, it would be specified explicitely, i.e.
>  > http_start_request(...params..., interface)
>  >
>  >>I can show you why I using this patch (simplified):
>  >>My host has 2 interfaces - into intranet and into internet.
>  >>What I want is to allow wap user go to internet only.
>  >>So I bind http requests to external interface and that is all.
>  >>Requests can't go to intranet now.
>  >
>  > ok, I got your point... But assume you would like additionaly to allow
>  > for some user requests to go into intranet (password/username/msidn
>  > protected), then you have no chance todo that on this wapbox because all
>  > http request would go through internet interface.
>  >
>  >>Alexander Malysh wrote:
>  >>>Hi Slava,
>  >>>
>  >>>just a question: your patch sets http-interface static for the whole
>  >>>process (http-interface). Would it make sense to set 'interface' for
>  >>> each http request (i.e. by calling http_start_request with wished
>  >>> interface) ?
>  >>>
>  >>>e.g. one application with 2 threads: first thread starts http request
>  >>>through eth0 and second thread through eth1. such is impossible with
>  >>>attached patch or I'm missing something?
>  >>>
>  >>>On Thursday 18 December 2003 09:13, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
>  >>>>Hi, Alexander.
>  >>>>
>  >>>>I've included update to userguide.
>  >>>>Could you check, is it enough?
>  >>>>
>  >>>>Alexander Malysh wrote:
>  >>>>>On Tuesday 16 December 2003 13:53, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
>  >>>>>>Hi, Alexander.
>  >>>>>>
>  >>>>>>The problem is that I haven't write access to CVS ;).
>  >>>>>
>  >>>>>oops, I thought you have write access...
>  >>>>>would you please add new option to userguide and resend a whole
>  >>>>> patch. I will commit it then.
>  >>>>>
>  >>>>>Thanks in advance...
>  >>>>>
>  >>>>>>Alexander Malysh wrote:
>  >>>>>>>Hi Slava,
>  >>>>>>>
>  >>>>>>>as a known open-source-process , no votes/comments are equal to +0
>  >>>>>>> , so you as a one that have write access should just commit
>  >>>>>>> things, because some time for review by others elapsed and no
>  >>>>>>> vetos are there.
>  >>>>>>>
>  >>>>>>>Only one comment from me: I'm +1 for this patch , but please add
>  >>>>>>> this new config option to userguide. We _must_ keep userguide
>  >>>>>>> uptodate.
>  >>>>>>>
>  >>>>>>>On Tuesday 16 December 2003 13:00, Vjacheslav Chekushin wrote:
>
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