How do I redirect a website to another via our DNS?

[andyheth]

Hi All,

 

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this query but can anyone give me a step by step guide on how to redirect internal users trying to access say for example www.facebook.co.uk to a different website say www.google.co.uk ?

 

Thanks

[FN-GM]

Well you can't do it solely via DNS in most cases. You could make DNS records to point to an internal web server and then put rewrite rules to point to the website you want to go to.

 

Your proxy server might be able to do this as well. I know you can do it in ISA server.

[xenonive]

You will need to it via a CNAME on your internal DNS by adding facebook.co.uk as a zone so it is looked up before trying the internet root servers.

 

This guide should be you enough info to create the zone and CNAME record

 

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If you are using a proxy server you will need to do it on the DNS server the proxy uses.

Edited October 20, 2014 by xenonive

[andyheth]

Hi,

 

Thanks for reply - I didn't think I could - someone suggested it was possible via CNAME but our DNS is internal only so couldn't see how that worked....I used to use ISA at my previous institution and now you mention it I vaguely remember us being able to do it via that.....(it was when it was replaced with TMG)

[FN-GM]

You will need to it via a CNAME on your internal DNS by adding facebook.co.uk as a zone so it is looked up before trying the internet root servers.

 

This guide should be you enough info to create the zone and CNAME record

 

How to Setup & Configure DNS Server on Windows 2008 R2 Server Step by Step >> Windows - IT'zGeek.COM| How to's | Tech Info's | Tips & Tricks | Web | Linux | Windows | Wordpress | Joomla | Google | Linux how to | Windows How to

 

If you are using a proxy server you will need to do it on the DNS server the proxy uses.

 

This configuration will not work with all setups. It depends on how the site you want to redirect to has the server configured.