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IIS site working when using DNS name but not IP
have a site running on IIS7. We have a DNS records for it xxx pointed to the server 192.168.44.12. When we use the DNS name to get to the server and the correct site (not default). If we delete the host header xxx and then use the IP to connect we can do that also. But we cannot do both. Is there a way to config IIS to accept both?
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You need host header to resolve to the site by Address since you are using one IP
IIS will see which site the request is for and forward it to that site.
So if you are hosting multiple sites, you will need to define the host you want to hit.
Since they are both using the same ip there is no real way to tell IIS which site you are trying to get to.
IIS will see which site the request is for and forward it to that site.
So if you are hosting multiple sites, you will need to define the host you want to hit.
Since they are both using the same ip there is no real way to tell IIS which site you are trying to get to.
Your question:
have a site running on IIS7. We have a DNS records for it xxx pointed to the server 192.168.44.12. When we use the DNS name to get to the server and the correct site (not default). If we delete the host header xxx and then use the IP to connect we can do that also. But we cannot do both. Is there a way to config IIS to accept both?
Short answer:
NO
You will not be able to call the site by ip if you have more than one site bound to that IP (that is the idea behind host headers)
You CANNOT have two sites on one IP and expect to call each site by IP (how do you expect IIS to know which site you need to access.
Once you have more than one site bound to one ip host headers is the only way to get proper functionality.
have a site running on IIS7. We have a DNS records for it xxx pointed to the server 192.168.44.12. When we use the DNS name to get to the server and the correct site (not default). If we delete the host header xxx and then use the IP to connect we can do that also. But we cannot do both. Is there a way to config IIS to accept both?
Short answer:
NO
You will not be able to call the site by ip if you have more than one site bound to that IP (that is the idea behind host headers)
You CANNOT have two sites on one IP and expect to call each site by IP (how do you expect IIS to know which site you need to access.
Once you have more than one site bound to one ip host headers is the only way to get proper functionality.
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If you can connect to the site by both IP and hostname (w/o configuring a host-header) ?
If my assumption is correct that this is what you are asking, I will need to ask one question, how many Ip's / sites are on the server in question.
Are any of the sites configured in IIS on that server set to respond on "ANY" ip ?
Why would you want to remove the host-header (Doesn't it make your life easier to have the site bound to the IP by the host header) ?