redirect url but want to mask address

Hi,

I've set up redirection as follows :

www.site1.com redirects to www.site2.com which is on a
different server. This works fine, but in doing so the
address in the address bar reflects the new location.

How can I set up such redirection but retain the original
url in the address bar?

Hi Clifford,

By using a redirect (I assume you mean the redirect function in IIS) -
that's what happens - as it issues a 301.

Why is there a need to redirect to the other server whilst maintaining the
original address? Is it for testing purposes? Then you may be able to get
away with hosts file - but if it's for something permanent, you may need
something like

1) an asp page which checks the current header and rewrites the address or
2) setting up the pages on <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.site1" target="_blank">www.site1</a> to make references to resources(images,
media files etc) via direct http calls eg: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.site2.com/images/" target="_blank">http://www.site2.com/images/</a> in
the app itself. This assumes the second server is being used to reduce the
load...


Ronald


"Clifford" wrote:

 > Hi,
 >
 > I've set up redirection as follows :
 >
 > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.site1.com" target="_blank">www.site1.com</a> redirects to <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.site2.com" target="_blank">www.site2.com</a> which is on a
 > different server. This works fine, but in doing so the
 > address in the address bar reflects the new location.
 >
 > How can I set up such redirection but retain the original
 > url in the address bar?
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