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Can't view external website from within SBS network
I couldn't find quite the right match in the archives, but this problem must be common. I don't know how to configure the SBS 2003 server to allow computers on its network to view the company's website, which is hosted offsite. From what research I've done, I believe I need to create a www A record on the server in the iss control panel to point towards the website's IP, which I've done. this hasn't solved the problem. What steps must I take to make this work?
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Doing what Chris-Dent suggested worked after a full restart of the SBS Server. Not sure if that's always the case for all SBS Servers, but it was in this case.
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Doing what Chris-Dent suggested worked, but only after a full restart of the SBS Server. Not sure if that's always the case for all SBS Servers, but it was in this case.
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You are correct about the domain. Problem is, I've done what you suggest on the SBS server to no avail. And the odd thing is, when I direct a browser to go to domain.com within the office, it takes me to an odd sort of shell display, if you will, of the external website - it just displays the site's headers. So, it seems to take me to the right IP, but it renders the site incorrectly? Am I making any sense? Is there any information I can provide to make the picture more clear?
One more thing: I've yet to restart the server after adding the www A Record to the DNS. Might that help?