get to default page by not putting in www.

[biry]

hello i can view the index page in the root folder of the web by going

http://www.company.com,

but when i type in company.com i get and error:Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)

what setting in iis6 may i overlooked to fix this...
thanks

B.

 

[ChrisHirst]

you need a host header for it.

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?

http://www.candsdesign.co.uk

A website that proves the cobblers kids adage.

http://www.cram-system.com

Nightclub counting systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[chiph]

Can't you also add a DNS record to point to it?

Chip H.


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[ChrisHirst]

DNS should point to it anyway (assuming it's set up correctly) because domain.com is the hostname. The

http://www is

a subdomain of the hostname.



Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?

http://www.candsdesign.co.uk

A website that proves the cobblers kids adage.

http://www.cram-system.com

Nightclub counting systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[FastFiddy]

This is really pretty simple.

1.) Make sure you have a DNS entry for yourdomain.com in DNS

2.) In IIS
- Right mouse click on the site
- Properties
- From the "Web Site" tab click on the Advanced button
- In the top box "Multiple Identities", click "Add", select your IP for this site, your port (80) and enter your root domain yourdomain.com.
- Click "OK","OK","OK" and you're ready.

We do this all of the time. You can use any fully qualified domain in he host header. It doesn't have to be the same domain (eg. fredflintstone.com/fred-flintstone.com)

Scott

 

[Castor66]

Check your DNS. Do a nslookup on

http://www.company.com

and then do one for company.com - the results should match.