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Hello gurus,
I am trying to host a web site on my own server at my home office. I bout
the domain at domaindirect.com
I'm doing domain forwarding to my win2k server with address a.b.c.d
i actually own several domain and i'm trying to host them all on the same
server a.b.c.d .

Can anyone tell me in non so complicated words the steps
i have to go through to achieve this.

Thanks in advance and merry chritsmas to you all
 
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k hansen said:
Hello gurus,
I am trying to host a web site on my own server at my home office. I
bout the domain at domaindirect.com
I'm doing domain forwarding to my win2k server with address a.b.c.d
i actually own several domain and i'm trying to host them all on the
same server a.b.c.d .

Can anyone tell me in non so complicated words the steps
i have to go through to achieve this.

Thanks in advance and merry chritsmas to you all
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You want to run YOUR own DNS server to host public zones?

It's overhead, and if you ask me,(and many others agree), let your ISP or
registrar host them.

But if you do (no easy way to explain it, but this is the unabdridged
version and you'll need to check with your registrar on how to do this with
their methods. Each one is different. I use Network Solutions. I'm not
familiar with domaindirect.com or even if they have this option. If they
don't, I suggest to go to Network Solutions, open an account (by buying a
domain, I believe) and transfer all your zones over there and do it from
there.

1. Goto your registrar and open an account (if you don;t already have one).
2. There should be an option to either manage "hostname servers" or
"nameservers" or something to that effect.
3. Create a new hostname server. Create TWO of them, matter of fact, which
is a REQUIREMENT. Not just your one, so you;'ll need another machine. You
can probably fudge this with mutliple IPs on the one server, but that's up
to you. I wouldn't.
4. Once those nameserver registrations take effect, go to your individual
zones in your registrar's account and change the nameservers to these two
machines.

Hope that helps and Merry Christmas to you.


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Well actually i went to domaindirect because the seem to be the cheapest
ones i have come accross.(No publicity sorry for mentioning this.)

I basically wnat to use their domain forwarding feature and it seems to work
fine.
- I have IP a.b.c.d
- I registered domain mydomain1.com and
mydomain2.com.
- In the control panel for each domain i made
the following rules:
*forward http://www.mydomain1.com to a.b.c.d tcp port 5001
*forward http://www.mydomain1.com to a.b.c.d tcp port 5002

My NAT firewall then forwards theses request to virtual
IPs on my internal Wnidows 2k server
i use 172.153.101 for mydomain1.com
and 172.153.102 for mydomain2.com on my windows
server.


The forwading rules actually work fine. But i think
i must have misconfigured IIS do the for me.
I'm really new with iis .

Please tell me if my configuration make any sense at all .


Again thanks in advance


i

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
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k hansen said:
Well actually i went to domaindirect because the seem to be the
cheapest ones i have come accross.(No publicity sorry for mentioning
this.)

I basically wnat to use their domain forwarding feature and it seems
to work fine.
- I have IP a.b.c.d
- I registered domain mydomain1.com and
mydomain2.com.
- In the control panel for each domain i made
the following rules:
*forward http://www.mydomain1.com to a.b.c.d tcp port 5001
*forward http://www.mydomain1.com to a.b.c.d tcp port 5002

My NAT firewall then forwards theses request to virtual
IPs on my internal Wnidows 2k server
i use 172.153.101 for mydomain1.com
and 172.153.102 for mydomain2.com on my windows
server.


The forwading rules actually work fine. But i think
i must have misconfigured IIS do the for me.
I'm really new with iis .

Please tell me if my configuration make any sense at all .


Again thanks in advance
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I see. So IIS seems to be the issue here. For the most part, what you did
will work fine.

What exactly is wrong??

FYI: For each website, hopefully you have set the port number associated
with that website. As for host headers, doesn't seem like they're necessary
other than the port specification. You can check these links out for more
info on host headers and ports with IIS:

315982 - HOW TO Configure DNS Records for Your Web Site in Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315982

IIS Answers - How to create multiple websites with one IP address:
http://www.iisanswers.com/Top10FAQ/t10-hostheaders.htm

Using Host Headers to Allow for One I.P Address to Host Multiple Domains:
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/ASPscripts/PrintPage.asp?REF=/webtech/080200-1.shtml

You can also post to the IIS newsgroups for more help too.



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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
But the again i might have discovered the source of error through you reply.
I though since the internal virtual ips on my win2k machine are differents ,
then they have each their own set off ports, so i allowed them to all have
port 80 which you say is wrong. So i will go and change this
and see what happens.

I ll get back to you later with the result


Also thank you for the great links...





"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
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k hansen said:
But the again i might have discovered the source of error through you
reply. I though since the internal virtual ips on my win2k machine
are differents , then they have each their own set off ports, so i
allowed them to all have port 80 which you say is wrong. So i will go
and change this
and see what happens.

I ll get back to you later with the result


Also thank you for the great links...
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You can allow them all port 80. No problem. Anyway you want to make it work
is fine. Using one port might be easier than juggling each site with a
different port. Those links show you how to do it with one port.



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Regards,
Ace

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
After the reading i now decided to use host headers since it seems to be the
standard way of achiving what i want .
All my sites are therefore now forwaded to my IP a.b.c.d .
But i can not connect yet to my sites. Do i have do to anything on my dns
mmc ?


"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
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k hansen said:
After the reading i now decided to use host headers since it seems to
be the standard way of achiving what i want .
All my sites are therefore now forwaded to my IP a.b.c.d .
But i can not connect yet to my sites. Do i have do to anything on my
dns mmc ?
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Did you change the website properties to use the one IP address?
Did you set the WAN IP for the website at your registrar?

Internally, you need to configure the zone with the private IP and a www
record to the private IP.

Externally, folks will connect using the name which resolves to the WAN IP.

Make sense?

You wanted a non-complicated way of doing this. Sorry, there is really no
such thing unless very very familiar with all the steps.


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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
Did you change the website properties to use the one IP address?
Did you set the WAN IP for the website at your registrar?

Internally, you need to configure the zone with the private IP and a www
record to the private IP.

Externally, folks will connect using the name which resolves to the WAN IP.

Make sense?

You wanted a non-complicated way of doing this. Sorry, there is really no
such thing unless very very familiar with all the steps.
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Yes i did change the website properties to use the only IP
of the server. And then configured host headers ..

I also did set the WAN IP where due.

But i do not think i have configured any zone with the private IP. In the
DNS mmc i can choose between reverse lookup or forward lookup. Which one is
appropriate for my cinfiguration?
 
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k hansen said:
Yes i did change the website properties to use the only IP
of the server. And then configured host headers ..

I also did set the WAN IP where due.

But i do not think i have configured any zone with the private IP.
In the DNS mmc i can choose between reverse lookup or forward lookup.
Which one is appropriate for my cinfiguration?
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Forward Lookup. Create your domain.com zone, then create the www record and
give it the internal IP.

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Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
i' am back to my project after the hollydays and i would like to wish happy
new year to all people out here.

I have not yet succeded in my attempt to host to web sites on my win2k
server machine.

My sites will be built using asp.net .I have read the very usefull docs from
Ace Fekay s links. My sites can still not be viewed from the outside world.
Im so desperate , i m ready to give anyone a VNC acces to my server to .






"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
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k hansen said:
i' am back to my project after the hollydays and i would like to
wish happy new year to all people out here.

I have not yet succeded in my attempt to host to web sites on my win2k
server machine.

My sites will be built using asp.net .I have read the very usefull
docs from Ace Fekay s links. My sites can still not be viewed from
the outside world. Im so desperate , i m ready to give anyone a VNC
acces to my server to .






"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
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Don't set the WAN IP on your sites. I'll remote in to take a look if you
like. Let me know when is good for you. Email me by removing the
firstnamelastname,etc part with my first and last name.

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Regards,
Ace

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
Thank you , i ll first do a clean install of win2K and send you an e-mail
with the my IP and password to VNC. I expect to have it done within the
next 24 hours.
After that i will be ready whenever you have time to have a look at my
system. I guess you have a very busy timeplan and i'm willing to stay up all
night if that is necessary.
But again thank you for accepting to use your precious time on my project.

Best wishes

K. Hansen

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
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k hansen said:
Thank you , i ll first do a clean install of win2K and send you an
e-mail with the my IP and password to VNC. I expect to have it done
within the next 24 hours.
After that i will be ready whenever you have time to have a look at my
system. I guess you have a very busy timeplan and i'm willing to stay
up all night if that is necessary.
But again thank you for accepting to use your precious time on my
project.

Best wishes

K. Hansen
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No problem, my pleasure. Hope I can take care of it for you. Lokng forward
to your email.

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Regards,
Ace

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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
I hav e sent the e-mail and i'am now waiting for a reply to send the full
connections infos:


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