resolving IIS website internally 1

[mekon]

hi all

I think this is more of a DNS issue, than IIS..

We have a client that has two servers, DC and WEB

DC is the PDC/DNS/WINS/AD server, running Windows Server 2003. the AD domain name is DOMAIN.LOCAL

WEB is the webserver, running Windows Server 2003, and IIS V6.0 that contains the company website

the domain/hosting company forwards the domain

http://WWW.COMPANY.COM

to the company's firewall, that then redirects port 80 to the internal IP of the webserver. all works fine

PCs within the company network use the internal DNS server, and the firewall as the gateway

the question I have is that with the current setup, how can internal requests for

http://WWW.COMPANY.COM

be directed to the webserver?

An entry can be put in the HOSTS file, linking the web address to the internal web server IP, or the internal IP can be used directly in the browser etc - but is the only other solution to change the AD domain name from DOMAIN.LOCAL to COMPANY.COM?

thanks

 

[nsantin]

Assuimg your are not hosting your own zone then you just need to create a new "Forward Lookup Zone" on your DNS server for "company.com" and then create an "A" record for "www" that points to the INTERNAL address of the webserver.

The Client PCs should be configured that their DNS is the "DC" server, not the ISPs DNS server.