Context.Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_HOST") returns alway..

I read Context.Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_HOST") from an asp.net page,
but I've the problem that it returns always "localhost". I've tried to call
the web site as
http://server/site (server as netbios over tcp, not dns... in this net there
isn't a dns )
http://ip/site

from a remote pc, but nothing. I read always localhost.

I've tried to stop default web site and create a new site pointing to my
application, but it is the same.

What can I do?
The server is W2K server.

On several other servers, I read the host name I use to connect to the
server ("server" or ip address on previus examples).

thanks

Hi Trapulo,

As I know, the HTTP_HOST variable comes from the HTTP request sent by
client and doesn't depend on any server side settings. For example:

If I access my site via: http://localhost/servervar.aspx , the
HTTP_HOST returned should be localhost.
http://servername:8080/servervar.aspx should be servername:8080.
http://www.domain.com/servervar.aspx should be www.domain.com.

So a suppose of mine is if you also have something like a reverse
proxy installed on the server, which catch the first-hand request and
then relay it to IIS. In this case, it's expected that the request
recevied by IIS could be localhost..

To track down this point, you can simply look at the REMOTE_ADDR
variable:
Context.Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"]

See if it's actually your remote client's IP address. I assume it
isn't and if so there must be something in the middle.

Looking forward to your findings.
Best regards,

WenJun Zhang
Microsoft Online Support
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