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Can we send an HTTP request to a tcp port?

ddrillic
Ultra Champion

We opened a tcp connections and the client is sending an HTTP request. Is it "legal"?

We see within Splunk -

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Also, the client doesn't receive an HTTP response from Splunk...

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

What port? Are you running the HTTP Event Collector?

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

I think we are ok. We moved from a tcp connection to the HTTP Event Collector. We should be ok now.

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