topic Re: using a different browser produces a different result in Operating System - Linux

using a different browser produces a different result

Rick Garland — Mon, 12 May 2003 13:30:06 GMT

Hi all:

Looking to find answers for a situation I am facing on Linux AS2.3
server and apache.

I did IP aliasing for the system so I have a total of 3 - PRD, DEV, UAT
I set up a httpd.conf, etc. for each IP address.

Initially I could get to all 3 web sites from a Netscape browser.

Now the Netscape can get to the PRD & DEV instances but not the UAT
instance while using the MS Exporer browser I can get to DEV and UAT but
cannot access the PRD.

I am only accessing the index.html page as provided by default, all servers are setup as virtual, and all are using the same httpd.conf file. (At this point I have not modified much if at all)

Re: using a different browser produces a different result

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Mon, 12 May 2003 13:40:06 GMT

what do you have in PRD/DEV/UAT homepages?

if it's just "test", it may be a problem for IE.

try to put at least 1k of text

Vitaly

Re: using a different browser produces a different result

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 12 May 2003 14:11:15 GMT

Assumming you have the apache test page as index.html, it should look the same in all browsers.

If its just a text file, IE is likely to make mistakes.

This problem could come from the following areas.

1) Mistakes(typos) in modifications of httpd.conf
2) Mistakes(typos) in the page
3) DNS issues(not likely)

To be useful to you, I would need to see the httpd.conf file, the html source of the pages and the entire DNS setup.

There are other possible problem areas as well, but when that stuff has happned to me there were extra characters in httpd.conf

If you make changes...

service httpd restart

SEP

Re: using a different browser produces a different result

Balaji N — Tue, 13 May 2003 03:15:06 GMT

hi,

looks like a configuration issue. and are u serving static html pages.

reminds me of reading an article on slashdot where the microsoft website used to appear differently while using opera browser and the problem turned out be clever (?) coding of pages to deliver mangled pages for opera.

m$ sucks.

-balaji