mod_rewrite force www except when server ip

[tgeorge06]

So I am using these rules

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www.|$) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

 

But of course, thats catches everything and its brother, including the plain server ip  e.g. http://192.168.1.1  --> http://www.192.168.1.1

 

Which breaks it SO, i've been messing with this for 2 days, trying diff rules out trying to make up my own little mod_rewrite snipet of genius, BUT to no success... here i am.

 

I leave you, the mod_rewrite wizard, the task of solving the crime of rewriting my server ip to include a www. haha.

 

I would like to force www. for all domain names and leave ip addresses alone..

 

for instance, domain.com would be forced with www.

but http://192.168.1.1 would not.

 

Thanks in advance, much appreciated.

[johnny86]

Would another condition help?

 

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !192.168.1.1

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www.|$) [NC]

RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

[tgeorge06]

negative, tried that to begin with. =/

 

[Dragosvr92]

http://www.webweaver.nu/html-tips/web-redirection.shtml

 

 

Options +FollowSymLinks 
RewriteEngine on 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC] 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301] 

[tgeorge06]

how would a redirect help? why would i want to redirect http://192.168.1.1 to http://192.168.1.1?

 

just for shits n giggles, I tried the redirect for ya... didn't work.