Well, actually it is, but not sure where to post this, so......
I have a W2K8 R2 server that I inherited.
The local domain name was setup with a .com FDQN which matches an external web site.
EG-local is server.ourdomain.com and external web site is at ourdomain.com.
So, of course they cannot reach the web site since it resolves to the local system.
Easy fix, I thought. Just add an A record into the local DNS pointing the external web site of the host.
I do that and I can correctly ping and it resolves to the external IP address. But I still cannot reach the site.
What I see happening is that when I (from any browser anywhere on the network) put into the address bar and hit enter, the address I input is truncated to just ourdomain.com and all I can get to is the local IIS.
Why is the address being truncated like that in the browser address bar? It does not matter what browser I use or where on the network I try it from, the address is always truncated to remove the www.
I am at a loss... any advice?
I have a W2K8 R2 server that I inherited.
The local domain name was setup with a .com FDQN which matches an external web site.
EG-local is server.ourdomain.com and external web site is at ourdomain.com.
So, of course they cannot reach the web site since it resolves to the local system.
Easy fix, I thought. Just add an A record into the local DNS pointing the external web site of the host.
I do that and I can correctly ping and it resolves to the external IP address. But I still cannot reach the site.
What I see happening is that when I (from any browser anywhere on the network) put into the address bar and hit enter, the address I input is truncated to just ourdomain.com and all I can get to is the local IIS.
Why is the address being truncated like that in the browser address bar? It does not matter what browser I use or where on the network I try it from, the address is always truncated to remove the www.
I am at a loss... any advice?