Mapping IP Address 1

[TheSponge]

Hello,

I am fairly new to IIS, Here is my question,

I own a domain name,

http://www.mysite.co.uk

for example,

its with a hosting company, (registration only) and one of the servers at work, (windows 2000 with IIS Installed) has a fixed IP address that our broadband providers gave me,

(I had 5 and now there is 1 spare) How would I go about mapping

http://www.mysite.co.uk

to this IP address?

I want to host the entire site on this works server? I have designed the site, but obviously I can only get there by typing in the machine name, i.e

http://localhost

could someone point me in the right direction please?


Appreciated, thanks

 

[ChrisHirst]

do a forum search on "host headers" there are lots of threads on how it's accomplished.

Chris.

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So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[TheSponge]

I did, it produced no results...

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[ChrisHirst]

did you use an exact phrase search? I just got hundreds.

thread41-1182621
thread41-1168893
thread41-1012737
thread41-946334
thread41-904706
thread41-890006
thread41-857798

Chris.

Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Woo Hoo! the cobblers kids get new shoes.
People Counting Systems

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[TheSponge]

Doent really answer my question, thanks anyway

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[Serbtastic]

Does your hosting company take care of the DNS records for your domain? You'll need to add an A record pointing

http://www.mysite.co.uk

to the IP address your ISP assigned you.

 

[TheSponge]

So if I contact the hosting people who registered my name,

they can point it for me?



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[Serbtastic]

Only if they provide DNS service for your domain name.

 

[TheSponge]

They do............thanks Serbtastic

there is an option to point DNS , nothing about A-Name though?

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[Serbtastic]

Contact them directly for info on creating an A record.

 

[TheSponge]

thankyou.........

makes a lot of sense for a muppet like me, sorted

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