What is the difference between Response.Redirect and Server.Transfer?-tech13032012

1. When we use Server.Transfer the redirection happens on the server where as when we use Response.Redirect the redirection happens from the browser. 2. Server.Transfer is faster as there is no round trip involved while navigating from one webform to another webform. Response.Redirect is slower than Server.Transfer as there is round trip from the server to the client browser. 3. Server.Transfer works only with .aspx files where as Response.Redirect works with .aspx and .Htm pages. 4. Server.Transfer will work with files on the same web server. You can't use Server.Transfer to send the user to an external site where as Response.Redirect can do that. 5. Server.Transfer does not update the URL in the browser. For example when you navigate from WebForm1.aspx to WebForm2.aspx using Server.Transfer the URL in the browser still shows WebForm1.aspx while you are actually looking at WebForm2.aspx. Response.Redirect updates the URL in the browser.