RE: Web server DNS name FIXED

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fixed it - found the entry (15 - DNS Domain Name) in DHCP to add the DNS
suffix.

Thanks everyone for your help :)

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 March 2005 13:59
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web server DNS name
>
>
> 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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