java HTTPConnection connect to ip

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I want to handle data from a website. I need to handle sessions, so I need to send cookies. But if my program waits longer than 60 seconds to request a new site, the DNS resolver will bring me a new ip so my program will connect to another server which doesn't have my session.

Is it possibile to connect to the same server (IP) via HTTPConnection?

personally i'd use apache http components (hc.apache.org) for anything non-trivial — radai
– radai, Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 16:09

radai · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-28 16:11:16Z

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you could resolve the host name to an ip at the start, rewrite the url to use the IP instead of the host name and then you wont have to worry about DNS at all

answered Dec 28, 2012 at 16:11

radai

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rekire Over a year ago

This may not work if this is a shared hosting where the hostname is important.

CodeCaster Over a year ago

@rekire that's what the Host-header is for. You always connect to an IP address. I do not know if the HttpConnection offers this option (say in a constructor parameter named virtualHost or by setting a property), or if it automatically uses the host portion of the URL you feed it.

radai Over a year ago

...which is why i'd use apache httpComponents

user1934854 Over a year ago

this doesn't work, i wrote a workaround with java.security.Security.setProperty("networkaddress.cache.ttl", "300");

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