Cannot Access A Domain Name From Internal Network

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Derek Timothy

Hi folks,

Probably not a Win2000 problem, but I'm pretty sure that a lot of the users
on this newgroup will have tried something similar and may be able to help.

I have set up a web server at home on my DSL connection behind my
router/firewall. On the router I have directed all IP traffic for my domain
name/IP address to the internal address of my Win2000 server. So if anyone
on the outside world goes to http://www.myserver.com (not the actual domain
name) they automatically redirect to my internal server and it works great.

Only problem is when I try to access the domain name or external IP from
another pc on the internal network it will not resolve. Obviously this is
not urgent but I would be very interested to know why and how to fix.

Many thanks in advance.

Best Regards,
Derek
 
Name resolution. The machine has a different name/ip on the internal network
then it does on the external (internet). To access the web site from your
network you will have to use the local name NOT the internet name.
 
Hi,

I can access from the local name OK, but I'm sure there must be a way to set
up the system so that I can access by domain name regardless og whether I am
on the internal or external network.

Any ideas?

TIA,

Derek
 
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