Access Terminal Server by Server Name not IP 2

[Newb2IT]

I have a Windows 2008 server that I would like to use as a Terminal Server. The server's name is srv2k8. The issue that I am having is that since our website is being hosted by 3rd party, we cannot use the server name in the Terminal Services client to connect (srv2k8.mydoamin.com)...we have to use the public ip address that our ISP gave us (the IP for the internal network Router which then forwards the request to the server.

Is there a way to use the actual server name when using Terminal services remotely with out using a VPN?

I can submit an entry in the lmhost file that maps the server name to the public ip adreess but this would not be a good solution since multiple computers that I have no access to will be connecting....better yet is there a way to connect to the server using an alternative name? such as terminalserver.srv2k8.mydomain.com

Thanks guys!

 

[drewdown]

Can't you just create a host record (A or CNAME) for the IP address your provider gave you and name it srv2k8.domain.com?

IE:

srv2k8.domain.com A AA.BB.CC.DD

I am confused as to what you are trying to do, it seems pretty simple to me.

 

[Newb2IT]

If I create a host record on the server (which is also a local dns server) how are computers that are physically located remotely going to know that when they type srv2k8.mydomain.com it should do to the ip address that my isp gave me?....I am not sure that would work....

What I am trying to do exactly is for example if I go to California and get on a friends computer and open terminal services client and under "computer" i type srvc2k8.mydomain.com i want it to connect to the server...this is the image that I am talking aobut:

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6256/1258049391-clip-18kb.jpg

 

[Newb2IT]

to explain a little more...as I said..a 3rd party hosting our website, meaning that our domain name points to their servers and not our server.....therefore when someone starts terminal services client and types srv2k8.mydomain.com the client will look for a computer named srv2k8.mydoamin.com in their network and NOT mine

 

[unclerico]

ok, your website is being hosted by a third party, but who is your domain registrar?? is it the same company or some other?? you'll maintain your DNS entries from your registrar. for example, if your domain is registered through GoDaddy they have a domain management tool that allows you to plug in your A, CNAME, MX, SPF, etc. records.

I hate all Uppercase... I don't want my groups to seem angry at me all the time! =)
- ColdFlame (vbscript forum)

 

[Newb2IT]

The Domain Registrar is Network Solutions, but when I login to their configuration page i see that my domain name is pointing to the company that is hosting my website. Is that a problem?

 

[unclerico]

from within that configuration page add a new A record with a value of ts (or whatever name you want to give it) and plug in one of your public ip addresses that has been assigned to you and has been setup in the firewall to permit inbound.

I hate all Uppercase... I don't want my groups to seem angry at me all the time! =)
- ColdFlame (vbscript forum)

 

[Newb2IT]

unclerico thanks a lot... that will work wonderfully!!

 

[drewdown]

There is an echo in here, exactly what I told him to do. I assumed you understood that it would need to be created on your domain registrar's site and not your local internal DNS server.

Glad you figured it out.

 

[Newb2IT]

drewdown,

You are correct, so sorry I miss understood you.Yeah I thought you meant to create that record in my local DNS server..that's why I responded to your answer in that way but yes I realized that your response was accurate. Thanks!