Add another domain for web hosting.

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CFeyrer

We have a Windows 2003 SBS server with an internal and external NIC.
We are already routing websites through to our server using the
external NIC and then with redirects for the subdomains through IIS.
For example happyjoy.ourdomain.com would redirect to an appropriate
subdirectory.

The question is this. We want to host the site for another domain ( a
new one) that is NOT a subdomain. I'm planning on pointing the IP to
our Win2k3 server. The question then is, how do I add the domain to
IIS, such that it is recognized and then rerouted to a subdirectory
appropriately, and that it doesn't mess up Active Directory, which
relies on that original domain?

Thanks for help in advance.

Christopher Feyrer
(e-mail address removed)
 
You can use host headers on IIS.
* create a new website, (recommended: use the domain name as name for admin
purposes)
* use the domain name www.newdomain.com as hostheader
* configure the website to point to the subdirectory you described
* Allow anonymous access

If you are also running the dns services for www.newdomain.com
* create a new standard primary forward lookup zone newdomain.com
* configure www host record to point to the IIS server hosting the website

If the dns is externally hosted
* reroute the request to the IIS server hosting the website.

good luck
 
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