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# recon\_12 (load balance)
View the exercise here: [PentesterLab: Recon 12](https://pentesterlab.com/exercises/recon-12)
### **OBJECTIVE**
For this challenge, your goal is to access a load-balanced application hosted at the address **`balancer.hackycorp.com`**.
### **LOAD BALANCING**
Serving requests for a single application can be done by multiple backends. It can pay off to send the same request multiple times to check if multiple backends are involved.
### **SOLUTION**
#### **Solution # 1:**
{% hint style="success" %}
Enter **`curl balancer.hackycorp.com`** in the terminal repeatedly until you get the flag
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#### **Solution # 2:**
Create a Python code that will curl the site repeatedly:
```python
import subprocess
# URL to be fetched
url = "balancer.hackycorp.com"
while True:
try:
# Execute the curl command
result = subprocess.run(['curl', url], capture_output=True, text=True)
# Print the output
print(result.stdout.strip())
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("Stopped by user")
break
```
{% hint style="success" %}
Then run the python code:
```bash
python3 curlsite.py
```
{% endhint %}
