Domain Name

[conceptmgt]

Hi

I allow users to access some web pages on my server via an I.P address. How do I go about pointing a domain name to my server?

Thanks

Gary

 

[webgs]

Is this a public site? If yes, do you host the site yourself or with an ISP?

 

[koquito]

Either you or your ISP, or your hosting company, have to create a host file in DNS. A+, MCP, CCNA
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[GiaBetiu]

Hosts file is not a good idea.
You are speaking about domain name. So, I suppose that you have a DNS there. Use name resolution based on DNS.

Now, how to have

http://www.mydomain.com?

- Create an alias (CNAME record) in the DNS domain where your server is. Like

http://www=myserver

after this your clients can use:

http://www.mydomain.com

How to have any http request to your domain be rdirected to your server?
- If your DNS server supports, you have to add a SRV record. For HTTP service to redirect to the "myserver" machine.
after this your clients can use:

http://mydomain.com

Gia Betiu
giabetiu@chello.nl
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5, MCSE Win2K

 

[conceptmgt]

Hi

Thanks for your help, I am not a big network expert so the answers are a bit confusing. We have a server that has a static I.P. our clients access it via a 250.*.*.* address. Internally we can access it via 192.*.*.* or by ccsbserver which I think is setup in on the DNS. We have a domain name clickcheck.co.uk that is on a an ISP's server.

What I want to happen is that someone types in

http://www.clickcheck.co.uk

they are directed to our server.

Thanks

Gary

 

[GiaBetiu]

Ask your ISP to:
"add a CNAME record (alias) with the value of "

http://www"

for your server with the name "ccsbserver""

As about internal clients, same thing, ask your System Administrator that is administering the internal DNS for making such a similar change. Gia Betiu
giabetiu@chello.nl
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5, MCSE Win2K

 

[koquito]

Follow Gia suggestion. A+, MCP, CCNA
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"I just know that I know nothing"
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