IP Addresses and SSL 1

[itflash]

Hi all

I have a windows 2000 server that works fine and I can see it from the Internet.

I use an IP address to access it from my browser and Windows Authenticated password is also used.

Now the questions:

We need to install SSL.

I can grasp how this works and how to set it up, but I have a burning question

When you select properties for my web site, it shows the local IP address and not the external ip address used to access the site. Is this correct?

Also, I will use a domain name for this site instead so users can access it better rather than typing in the IP address.

So, do I just need to set up the MX records to point to my server and will SSL be fine? i.e. can users type

http://www.mysite.co.uk

or will they have to type https://

http://www.mysite.co.uk

to get to the site?

Many Thanks if you can help
ITflash

 

[SQL2KDBA69]

JUST POINT THE DOMAIN NAME TO THE EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS AND THEY HAVE TO USE HTTPS:// TO ACCESS YOUR SSL SITE.

 

[itflash]

Thanks
ITflash

 

[POSAPAY]

MX records are for e-mail servers
for website, you'd want your
domainname.com to have a "A" record point to your external IP address.
then, if you'd like your domain to work with

http://www in

front of it, you'll need a CNAME record setup.

http://www.domainname.com

CNAME pointing to domainname.com

-p