RE: Web server DNS name

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Glenn :)

Someone else just emailed me pretty much the same thing - thanks to you
both :)

The trouble I was having is that I'm missing the DNS suffix - can I add
this to the properties assigned by DHCP (DHCP server running on the W2K3
server)? How do I do this?

Thanks,

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:gsullivan@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 March 2005 13:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web server DNS name
>
>
> Paul,
>
> In the DNS Server snap-in, create a new DNS entry named
"telephone" and
> give it your servers IP.
>
> In the IIS manager, create a new web site.  In the properties for the
> new site, on the "Web Site" tab, click advanced.  Select the
"Default"
> ip address, click edit, and add "telephone.domain.com" into
the host
> header.
> Click "Add" and set the IP address to default, the port to
80, and the
> host header to "Telephone"
>
> Then, on the "Home Directory" tab, change it to
"Content for this
> resource should come from a redirection to a URL" and enter
> http://192.168.0.2:52340 as
the URL.
>
> Apply the changes, and restart the web site.
>
> Make sure that domain.com is listed as the DNS Suffix on every
computer
> in the domain.
>
> Voila!  Typing "telephone" in the IE address bar will cause
your PC to
> make a DNS query with the DNS suffix appended.  This query will return
> the IP of your server, which will be contacted on port 80 with a host
> header of either "telephone" or
"telephone.domain.com"
>
> IIS, upon receiving the request, sees the host header, and, realizing
it
> matches this new "web site" attempts to load the home page
from the home
> directory.  But, then the redirect happens, and you end up at your
phone
> software's page.
>
> HTH,
>
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I  MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:09 AM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Web server DNS name
>
>
> I asked this a few weeks ago but didn't get it resolved. This is what
I
> want to do and need some ideas/help:
>
> I have a xAP application running on my W2K3 server. It has a web
> interface service running on port 52340. I also have IIS v6 running on
> the server (domain controller that also runs most other services inc
> DNS) and serve up local web pages for HA use and Exchange.
>
> What I want to do is type 'telephone' into IE's address bar and have
it
> load the correct page. At the moment I have to type 192.168.0.2:52340
or
> servername.domain:52340.
>
> I think I need to add a DNS entry and use host headers on IIS maybe???
I
> don't understand the host headers bit though.
>
> Help would be great thanks!
>
> Paul.
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