Configuration of IIS, DNS, Network for Intranet site

newphpcoder

Good day!

I created intranet webpage and I configured it in IIS as my web server. It work by using this url: http://100.10.10.1/intranet/index.php

100.10.10.1 Is the 4th server where I have IIS

I want to happen is the url should be http://intranet.dlp.cu which I created in hostheader and I used the ip address 100.10.10.1, this url has an Host A in DNS 1 but when type the url http://intranet.dlp.cu the page cannot be displayed. What configuration I need to do. We have 2 NIC, I have DNS 1 for PDC, DNS 2 for BDC.

I read some forum that they do is the DNS 1 is for external used which is for Internet and the DNS 2 is for Internal which is for Intranet. But my problem is DNS 2 is for back up, if the internet was down in DNS 1, DNS 2 would be used for internet.

I really don’t know what I need to do to work my intranet site. By the way I used ISA/ISP, modem, proxy/gateway for internet.

Is it the configuration is in DNS/Networking and IIS?How?

I search but I can't find any same solution in my problem.

Thank you

big_nerd

newphpcoder,

I can not say what is the proper methodology regarding DNS for internal vs external, however:

If you create an entry in your DNS server for a public domain, it will still work -- internally only.

The problem lies in the fact that you must keep all external DNS records updated along with internal ones.. if the DNS admin makes changes to the external DNS, you must mirror that.

Also - if these DNS Servers are used for external, use your local IP structure is publicly available, this is something that I try to avoid in general.

You will want to have internal DNS server(s) available from within the company only, with DNS Forwarders set to your own external DNS Servers. (DNS Forwarders Setup Here)

The same problem lies if you are using the same domain (say bignerd.com) which works externally but you want "int.bignerd.com" for internal use.

One method I've used in the past is to assign a .local extension, for instance bignerd.local.

Adjust the DNS Suffix from within your DHCP Servers (assuming this is your set) and use your internal DNS to search for bignerd.local (or yourdomain.local).

Thus your users can just type host, for instance "http://intranet" -- which will assume http://intranet.yourdomain.local due to the suffix as defined in DHCP.

Although I am sure there is a better way to do it, at the moment I only have access to Linux servers which just won't help me to test any further ideas.

Best of luck

newphpcoder

Now,I can access my intranet website using intranet.dlp.ph but when I press enter the url was change into http://localhost/myfolder/index.php. And when my proxy was check sometimes it works but sometimes I can't view my website. But when I tried to uncheck the proxy I can view my website then also when I enter the url was change. It could be ok if the url should be http://intranet.dlp.ph/index.ph.

What is the reason why sometimes I can view my website and sometimes is not when the proxy was checked.?

Thank you

big_nerd

newphpcoder,

I am unsure of your network setup.

In my experience Proxy's are MOST often used for work connections (generally once connected to VPN)

Without revealing a lot of information about your network it may be difficult to help you.

Where is this site hosted? It is an intranet but is it part of a publicly available server or only available through your VPN / Private net?

You may want to check with whoever setup the proxy as to what it's used for before you disable it.

I am unsure of why your browser will be redirecting the connection, however.

newphpcoder

big.nerd;10970528 wrote:
newphpcoder,

I am unsure of your network setup.

In my experience Proxy's are MOST often used for work connections (generally once connected to VPN)

Without revealing a lot of information about your network it may be difficult to help you.

Where is this site hosted? It is an intranet but is it part of a publicly available server or only available through your VPN / Private net?

You may want to check with whoever setup the proxy as to what it's used for before you disable it.

I am unsure of why your browser will be redirecting the connection, however.

We don't have VPN., we used switch/modem for connection