Jersey client - set IP address

Question

I have Jersey REST client:

Client client = Client.create();
WebResource webResource = client.resource(resource);
ClientResponse response = webResource.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).type(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).post(ClientResponse.class, requestEntity);

Server uses @Context HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest; to read sender IP httpServletRequest.getRemoteAddr() . Is there any way to set specific IP in header, property or other place from client side which can be read with httpServletRequest.getRemoteAddr() on server side?

Answer 1

The remote address header is part of the HTTP protocol and set by the client when a request is made. You may be able to write your own client or proxy to change this header, but its unlikely that a library will explicitly provide a way for you to do this.