| [windows hosting] How to display domain name in browser using II My company runs a Win7-based web server running IIS on a static IP DSL line. Our ISP (ATT) blocks port 80, so we have the server listening for HTTP on an alternative port.
We own a domain name that I would like to tie to this server. I currently have the domain setup with a cheap web host with a default HTML document that forwards to the IP:Port of the server. This works just fine, but I want the domain name to stay in the browser address bar when the user gets forwarded to the server's IP. How do I set this up? Is this a configuration issue with IIS?
Apologies for my igorance, and many thanks! |
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | Re: [windows hosting] How to display domain name in browser usin I don't have Win7 IIS handy, but basically go into the site in IIS Manager, right-click on Default Web Site, and go into Edit Bindings. Add the www.yourdomain.com where indicated, and restart IIS. Now the server will know what domain name it's supposed to use.
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| Thanks for your reply!
I have tried this before - currently I have one binding with no IP and no hostname, specifying only the port number. That setup works fine with the IP:port. When I add the domain name to the "hostname" field, browsers report an error 400 when trying to access the server. |
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jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | Then I think you have a DNS issue with your domain name.
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 RobIn Deo speramus.Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:3 | reply to bopp
What you are looking for is domain cloaking. You need to find a DNS Hosting company (i.e. »dyn.com/) and change the nameservers of your domain to theirs. Then you can setup domain cloaking so that anytime anyone accesses yourdomain.com, it forwards them to ip:port, but continues to display yourdomain.com in the header.
I was not aware of AT&T Business blocking port 80. A quick google search tells me that port 80 isn't blocked. Have you properly configured your router to passthrough port 80 to your server?
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 mbernsteBoostedPremium,MVM
join:2001-06-30
Piscataway, NJ | said by Rob:I was not aware of AT&T Business blocking port 80.
OP never said they have AT&T Business. I suspect it's a residential U-Verse line. From what I recall about U-Verse, AT&T doesn't block port 80 either unless they recently changed that policy. |
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netboy34
join:2001-08-29
Kennesaw, GA
kudos:1 | They still don't my port 80 is wide open... only issue was port 25, and you can call in and get that unblocked if needed.
@ OP et. al.
I've had Residential and Business DSL and Uverse. All 4 allowed port 80, residential DSL and Uverse block 25... I suspect a router misconfig... |
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