ptum has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm new to using LWP or Mechanize against HTTPS, and having some trouble. Because I'm on a multi-homed server, I need to specify the outgoing IP Address (firewall rules associated with the port). Is there a way for me to set the outgoing IP address within a user agent? Also, I'm getting a "500 SSL negotiation failed" message even though I've set the credentials:

$ua->credentials('target_domain.tld:8080','made_up_realm_name','userid','password');

Any suggestions?

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Re: Setting outgoing IP address in LWP::UserAgent
by lakshmananindia (Chaplain) on May 29, 2009 at 03:12 UTC
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Re: Setting outgoing IP address in LWP::UserAgent
by NetWallah (Canon) on May 29, 2009 at 04:44 UTC
    "Yes we can" - type answers provided at LWP and LocalIP/LocalPort.

    Sorry _ I don't have a multi-homed computer to try this on.

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Re: Setting outgoing IP address in LWP::UserAgent
by marcussen (Pilgrim) on May 29, 2009 at 02:30 UTC

    I can't answer your question concerning the outgoing IP, but SSL negotiation failed does not immideately indicate that your login failed, but rather that the encryption scheme used to transmit the credentials failed to initialize. You should consider that a type of "connection failed" errors. There can be a great number of reasons why this happens, such as missing certificate files, incorrect keys, and more. If you could provide more information on the matter we might be better positioned to shed some light on the issue.

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Re: Setting outgoing IP address in LWP::UserAgent
by Anonymous Monk on May 29, 2009 at 03:28 UTC
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