jasonatkins2...@hotmail.com

I am attempting to access a local web page via a proxy server.

If I attempt to connect to the page using the servername (FQDN or
non-FQDN), the initial GET request from the client IE browser clearly
specify the fully resolved url of the page I want. For example:

GET http://myServer/myPage/Page1 HTTP/1.1

If I attempt the same thing using the server IP address, the initial
GET request from IE does not contain the fully resolved url of the
page. For example,

GET /myPage/Page1 HTTP/1.1

If I repeat these steps using Firefox, I always get the fully resolved
url regardless of using IP or servername.

Why do I get this problem with Internet Explorer only?