Naming Issues

[jrdebug]

i'm a newbie in IIS and intranets.

i want to set up a web server in a win2k domain. actually i already have it running. the problems are:

1. i want to avoid typing in the name of the web server in the address bar. how can i set up my sites to adopt the *.com format?
2. i don't want to use the port 80. but if i change it, i still have to type the new port appended to the server name. basically for this and the first question, i want to know how i can set up an alias for the webserver and the website i want to publish.

thanks!


Jeffrey Rebong
Computer Engineer/Network Administrator

 

[msworld]

in the first case, you need to create A record on your internal DNS.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[mrdenny]

For the second one, if you want to use a port other than 80 you will need to put the port number in the URL bar.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000) / MCTS (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

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[jrdebug]

DENNY,

i was trying to avoid that. i do not want the users to have to type in the port number as in

http://<servername>:<portnumber>.

all i want them to do is to surf the intranet as they do the internet.

is there a way for me to hide the change?

thanks!


Jeffrey Rebong
Computer Engineer/Network Administrator

 

[jrdebug]

BOB,

is there a specific link you can point me to to carry out this procedure? creating that record in the internal DNS?

thanks!


Jeffrey Rebong
Computer Engineer/Network Administrator

 

[jrdebug]

BOB,

i did it! thanks! the only thing i have not done yet is replacing the port number as i asked DENNY. i'll look into it later.

thanks again!



Jeffrey Rebong
Computer Engineer/Network Administrator

 

[mrdenny]

The port number an't be masked like that. Why are you using a different port number than 80 for your internal intranet?

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000) / MCTS (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

http://www.mrdenny.com