URL Redirection

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Greetings -

I apologize if this is not the correct NG to place this post so please bear
with me:

We are hosting our web-site internally and would like outside users to be
able to type a couple different names and still resolve in the address bar
as the original web address.

Example:

An outside user types in www.technet.com in the address bar and the browser
loads http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx automatically. How does
this occur and what is the process for setting this up.
[This is not the address I want to use, I am just giving examples...]

If someone can point me in the right "direction" (no pun intended) I surely
would be grateful.

Thanks
Scott
 
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SCOTT said:
Greetings -

I apologize if this is not the correct NG to place this post so
please bear with me:

We are hosting our web-site internally and would like outside users
to be able to type a couple different names and still resolve in the
address bar as the original web address.

Example:

An outside user types in www.technet.com in the address bar and the
browser loads http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx
automatically. How does this occur and what is the process for
setting this up. [This is not the address I want to use, I am just
giving examples...]

If someone can point me in the right "direction" (no pun intended) I
surely would be grateful.

Thanks
Scott
Click to expand...

Probably IE checking for updates. (Internet options, Advanced tab,
"Automatically check for Internet Explorer updates")
 
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SCOTT said:
Greetings -

I apologize if this is not the correct NG to place this post so
please bear with me:

We are hosting our web-site internally and would like outside users
to be able to type a couple different names and still resolve in the
address bar as the original web address.

Example:

An outside user types in www.technet.com in the address bar and the
browser loads http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx
automatically. How does this occur and what is the process for
setting this up. [This is not the address I want to use, I am just
giving examples...]

If someone can point me in the right "direction" (no pun intended) I
surely would be grateful.

Thanks
Scott
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Oops, I misread your post. That is the URL it is supposed to go to, it is
being redirected by the web server.
 
S> I apologize if this is not the correct NG to place this post

Good. It isn't. The World Wide Web is not the DNS, and redirection has
nothing to do with DNS service.

S> An outside user types in www.technet.com in the address bar and
S> the browser loads http://www.microsoft.com/technet/default.mspx
S> automatically. How does this occur [...?]

1. The web browser performs a DNS lookup to map the domain name portion of the
URL, "www.technet.com.", to the IP addresses 207.46.245.214 and
207.46.245.222.

2. The web browser connects (either directly or via a proxy HTTP server) to
the content HTTP server listening on those IP addresses, and issues a "GET"
request.

3. The content HTTP server replies with a "302" status code, giving a
replacement URL of "http://www.microsoft.com/technet".

4. The web browser starts again, using the replacement URL.
 
Scott...

Since this is OT, post it in microsoft.public.inetserver.iis or email me at:
kid_danger_at_kid_danger_dot_com
...remove..the..underscores..
...change..the..at..and..dot..to..their..appropriate..symbols..

....and I'll show you how you can solve your issue.

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Awesome. Can you offer some assistance or direction in setting this
redirection up in my web server? Or point my in the direction of some
instructions maybe...
Thank you.
 
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SCOTT said:
Awesome. Can you offer some assistance or direction in setting this
redirection up in my web server? Or point my in the direction of some
instructions maybe...
Thank you.
Click to expand...

Actually, if you post this question in the IIS groups, those folks there can
give you explicit instructions on this and other methods concerning web
services.

FYI, here's a great resource to learn more about IIS web services, and more:
IIS Answers - DNS for IIS Administrators:
http://www.iisanswers.com/articles/dns_for_iis.htm


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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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