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Internal/External DNS - viewing external page internally
Ok we have a company webpage published through the ISA. I need to make it so that all internal users view the page internally. The thing is that not all users have internet access but we want them to be able to access the page internally. I can view the page by typing the internal address of the webserver, and want to make it so that when an internal user types "www.xxxxxxxxxxxx.com" itll send them to the internal address.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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No, no need to add a new domain zone.
Right-click the zone and select New>CNAME
Add in the entry.
That should be all you need.
Right-click the zone and select New>CNAME
Add in the entry.
That should be all you need.
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Ok just to be sure. . .I right click the domain zone and select New Alias (CNAME)
in the Alias name I would enter the site (www.mysite.com)
and in the Fully Qualified Domain name for host: I would enter the IP?
This is in Win2003 dnsmgmt tool
Thanks and sorry for troubles
in the Alias name I would enter the site (www.mysite.com)
and in the Fully Qualified Domain name for host: I would enter the IP?
This is in Win2003 dnsmgmt tool
Thanks and sorry for troubles
Alias is www.mysite.com
FQDN is the complete name of your server: webserver.youraddomain.loc
FQDN is the complete name of your server: webserver.youraddomain.loc
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When I try to add the CNAME I get the following:
Alias: www.mysite.org
FQDN: www.mysite.org.myaddomain.local
FQDN for target host: mywebserver.myaddomain.loc
Is this right?
When I hit ok, it changes this and adds a new folder in the forward lookup zone named "org" and a subfolder named "mysite" and an entry beneath it: "www"
The alias then changes to just www.
the FQDN remains the same.
FQDN for host stays the same.
Alias: www.mysite.org
FQDN: www.mysite.org.myaddomain.local
FQDN for target host: mywebserver.myaddomain.loc
Is this right?
When I hit ok, it changes this and adds a new folder in the forward lookup zone named "org" and a subfolder named "mysite" and an entry beneath it: "www"
The alias then changes to just www.
the FQDN remains the same.
FQDN for host stays the same.
Yes - perfect.
You should be able to now ping www.mysite.org and get a reply from your webserver.
You should be able to now ping www.mysite.org and get a reply from your webserver.
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One last thing...when I ping the page (from internal network) should I get the response from the server itself (internal address)? When I ping it I still get an external IP but the users who dont have internet access can see the page (which was our goal), and can use the page internally.
If you added the external IP as the CNAME then that will be the one that responds. If you added the internal NIC and the external is responding then this is most likely because the external NIC is at the top of the binding order.
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Thanks a lot Netman66.
Anytime!
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