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digitallyskilled

IS-IT--Management
Sep 23, 2004
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Can someone show me how to set up a wildcard domain in windows 2000? I want anyhost.OURdomain.com to resolve to our web server. even if the host exists or not.

also are there any risks in doing this?
 
You need to create an A record for * in your zone
 
Thanks, I got that working but now I need to get it set up on the IIS web server. i want to show our default web page to anyone that comes in using a wildcard host. I add *.domain.com as a host header but it only works if someone enters "*.domain.com" in the browser
 
Use no host headers, and have DNS wildcard point to the IIS server's IP. Then, all requests to that IP will respond with the default page.
 
If your using IIS, then create an A record with a blank name instead of the *. It way say (Same as parent folder) in the name field once you create it.

No need for host headers.
 
If your using IIS, then create an A record with a blank name instead of the *. It will say (Same as parent folder) in the name field once you create it.

No need for host headers.
 
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