Web.Config - Session Time Out - Load Balancing

[SMG]

Hi all,

I have two webservers to run my site, with a load balancing software.

Question 1 :
I am using following setting in web.config file of both the servers.

<sessionState mode="InProc" stateConnection String="tcpip=1 27.0.0.1:42424"
sqlConnectionSt ring="data source=127.0.0. 1;Trusted_Conne ction=yes"
cookieless="fal se" timeout="20" />

Is it the right way to do? Will my session will be maintained when I move
from one server to other server.
I am not storing any value in session variable, I am using only cookies.
Question 2 :
Along with the above setting, I am using following setting in web.config
the intention is if user

<authenticati on mode="Forms">
<forms name="test" loginUrl="login .aspx" protection="All " path="/"
timeout="20" />
</authentication>

and following code to support the above code
<location path="myFolder" >
<system.web>
<authorizatio n>
<allow users="*" />
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>

Current Scenario : After 20 minutes the page is timed out, When the page is
timed out the user is automatically redirected to login page.
Want is intended : When timedout user should be able to see the
timedout.aspx page and not login.aspx page, How do I handle it.

The help will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Shailesh G

[Brock Allen]

> Question 1 :

I am using following setting in web.config file of both the servers.
<sessionState mode="InProc"
stateConnection String="tcpip=1 27.0.0.1:42424"
sqlConnectionSt ring="data source=127.0.0. 1;Trusted_Conne ction=yes"
cookieless="fal se" timeout="20" />

No -- change InProc to StateServer. You will then need to decide which of
your two machines will run the state server NT service. Choose that machine
and start it. Then change the 127.0.0.1 to the machine name/IP. Make sure
<sessionState > element in web.config is the same on both machines.

-Brock
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ballen