HTTP name resolution

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Daniel Tan

I have setup IIS 4 for a web site in my local server but what do i
need to setup in DNS for the name resolution ? Pls advise. Thanks

Regards
Daniel
 
Jeff, already setup dns and iis locally and can view pages is using
localhost but can't view it if using FQDN. i'm using a subdomain name
and is hosted by other dns in backup zone. Is it ok with it ?

Regards
Daniel
 
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Daniel Tan said:
Jeff, already setup dns and iis locally and can view pages is using
localhost but can't view it if using FQDN. i'm using a subdomain name
and is hosted by other dns in backup zone. Is it ok with it ?

Regards
Daniel
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Daniel,


What Jeff is saying, if you checked out that link, that website will show
you how to configure a hostheader in IIS properties for the website based on
the exact FQDN you want to use to connect to the site in the browser. It
DOESN'T matter what DNS is on it, just the fact that it will resolve the
name. Then the webserver will read the HTTP header in the request and look
for that name configured in your website properties.


Ace
 
Ace, do you mean that i can use FQDN locally even without dns configured ?

Regards
Daniel
 
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Daniel Tan said:
Ace, do you mean that i can use FQDN locally even without dns
configured ?

Regards
Daniel

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
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For internal machines, use your internal DNS. If you want to connect by the
internal FQDN, make sure that is created in DNS, then follow the
instructions to make it a hostheader.

Ace
 
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Daniel Tan said:
Ace, even with just one FQDN i also need to do hostheader ?

REgards
Daniel
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Normally, if you acces the site with the local loopback address or the
NetBIOS nameof the machine, you will get the default website. When accessing
it with an FQDN, you may not, and may need the hostheader.

I guess you haven't tried it to see if it worked for you?
 
Ace, how come there's an error http 403(forbidden) when i type in the FQDN ?

Regards
Daniel
 
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Daniel Tan said:
Ace, how come there's an error http 403(forbidden) when i type in the
FQDN ?
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If you have multiple sites, this may be the default website that is not
letting you in without authorization. Is it prompting you with a logon box?
 
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Daniel Tan said:
No prompting box. just http 403 (forbidden).
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Turn off friendly http errors to see what the exact error is there are
seventeen 403 errors. In fact IIRC you can figure it out from the file name
403-1.htm thru 403-17.htm
 
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Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. said:
Turn off friendly http errors to see what the exact error is there are
seventeen 403 errors. In fact IIRC you can figure it out from the
file name 403-1.htm thru 403-17.htm
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Maybe he's accessing a file name that is in the folder but isn't listed
under the documents tab.

Ace
 
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