Adding DNS Entry

[thegrassisgreener]

Hi all,

I now host a web server internally. but when I type in the URL it can not be displayed from within my network. where do i need to put the dns entry???

thanks

[Dos_Box]

What server and DNS system do you use? Windows, Linux or other?

[thegrassisgreener]

Sorry Windows, server 2003

I think I just need to add a dns entry on the DNS server but not sure where?

[ICTNUT]

Assuming DNS server is installed on the server:

Goto Start -> Adminsitrator Tools -> DNS

This will open the DNS MMC

What type of entry are you wanting to add?

[thegrassisgreener]

I want it so when I type the url on a cliet machine it will go out side of the school network to the internet appose to going internally...

if that makes sense????

[Dos_Box]

Ah! Try (in IE) going to your connection settings, clicking advanced and entering the URL in the 'Do not use Proxy' box.

I am guessing that you have an internal webserver that you can access from outside school (from home for example) via a name.yourdomain.com and you want to use the same domain name inside your school network?

[thegrassisgreener]

Yes that is correct.

that is the situation i am in, I can see it outside just not inside.

I have a similar setup with a webserver inside a school network. How do you acces from the outside? is it via name.domain.com or domain.com?

[thegrassisgreener]

name.domain.com

vle.domain.com

On your server open up DNS and create a new forward lookup zone for yourdomain.com

Add a new Host (A) entry for vle with the internal ip address.

Then on your clients do as Dos_Box said and enter vle.domain.com under the advanced proxy setting of IE

Works for me here.

[plock]

Slightly off topic, I have a similar issue.

I have a Forward Lookup Zone for domain.co.uk. Within the Lookup Zone I have our sub-domains which are all stored internally and accessible outside the network (ISA doing the routing).

However, the top level domain.co.uk is stored on a web server remotely (setup before I was employed! Personally wouldn't have hosted it remotely, and I plan on bringing it internally again when the hosting contract is up!) My problem is the top level is of course accessible remotely, along with my sub-domains which are pointing to our IP and then routed internally, but nowhere internally on the network can we see the top level domain.co.uk.

We get 'Page Cannot Be Displayed' is this something within DNS I need to correct?

All help/advice greatly received as always!

[thegrassisgreener]

That works great, thanks

Happy to help