Need to configure DNS to see website

[austinh]

I am trying to view a website from my office and cannot view it unless I type in the ip address. Im assuming I have to change settings on the DNS server but not sure what I need to change. I need to view it through a PC as well as MAC.
Any help?

 

[Serbtastic]

Where is this website hosted? At your home? Does your home IP change frequently? What DNS server are you using? Can you supply more information? A simple fix may be to edit your local hosts file and add the IP and site name.

 

[austinh]

the website is hosted by someone else. the ip stays the same. how would i go about editing the local hosts file. Im sorry but im not so good with dns, so you may need to break it down for me.

 

[Serbtastic]

What OS are you using on your workstation? If Windows XP, your local hosts file can be found in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Just add a line to the end of it like this:

1.2.3.4

http://www.website.com

Where 1.2.3.4 is the actual IP and

http://www.website.com

is the actual site name.

Save and close the file, then open IE and try to access it again by the name you entered in the hosts file.

 

[austinh]

Im using windows 2000. would it be found in the same place on 2000?
would that fix the problem for both pc's and mac's on the network?

 

[ChrisAC]

Isn't there a domain name associated with this site? If so who hosts it?

Chris.

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Chris A.C, CCNA, CCSA
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[austinh]

yeah theres a domain name. another company is hosting it.

 

[ChrisAC]

Then just ask them to create an A record that points to the web site.

Chris.

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Chris A.C, CCNA, CCSA
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[GlenJohnson]

Chris is correct, and Windows 2000 hosts file are in the same location as XP. Good luck.

Glen A. Johnson
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[Serbtastic]

Actually, they're not:

Windows 2000: C:\Winnt\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows XP: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

 

[austinh]

thanks everyone.

 

[Chopsy666]

Hi,

I have been asked by an external solution provider, to add an entry to the host file (this i can do, as explained by all above)

how would i add a similar thing but to the DNS server of our company. It is a particular server used for secure communication at our own site. and i have been told to map aaa.sss.ddd.ff.gg.aa.cc.dd.uk to 194.227.235.23 (for example, a server residing on our site)

how can i make it on our dns server so that when people try to go to it, it re-directs to our server. the dns gives 3 options primary, secondary or stub. im pretty sure its not the last two so do i make a primary zone, and which part of aaa.sss.ddd.ff.gg.aa.cc.dd.uk do i make the zone

thanks

 

[kafass]

Problem:
websites I have visited and my own sit will not come up. I ran repair on my network connection and got this message. "windows cannot finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed. Clearing the dns cache. Ran ipconfig /flushdns and get the following message "cannot flush dns resolver function faild doing execution.

Where do I find this DNS cache?

bob