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DNS for IP resolution

I have a Windows 2000 server setup as a Web server using IIS.

For clients accessing the site from the internet they are entering in the IP addrress in the URL
For example: http://10.9.8.7/homepage.htm

What do I have to do to create URL address that does not contain the IP address but has a text name instead?
For example: http://apps.webpage.com/homepage.htm

Please advise

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jhance

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jf18222

I see that the domain webpage.com has a DNS server called THE-SHACK.WEBPAGE.com, I assume this is you, if not you are not the registered owner with internic for this domain and you cannot use it. If this is you, just add apps.webpage.com to the DNS list on your name server, THE-SHACK.WEBPAGE.com, that is all that you need. After this is done, when someone looks up that URL, the high level DNS servers on the internet will sned them to SHACK.WEBPAGE.com and it will then forward them to the apps server.

jhance

jf18222,

Since you're new here, I'll point out that you really should read:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/cmtyQuestAnswer.jsp

You are being quite inconsiderate by locking this question and especially so since it's a really lame answer and doesn't address the original question at all.

jimm123

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jhance,

I agree with your comments regarding jf18222.

Your response was satifactory and you deserve the points.