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Setting Up Web Server

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  • 10-01-2009 10:45pm
    #1
    figs
    Registered Users Posts: 610 ✭✭✭


    Ok, once upon a time I would have been able to sort this out myself, but many grey hairs and almost a decade away from playing with web and networks has left me scratching my head...

    I've a Static IP DSL line with eircom (123.456.789.123). On the end of the IP address is my firewall. connected to the firewall is my server. I am running a webserver on the server (using IIS). The default website is running on port 84. It's on localhost:84, and I can connect remotely using:

    http://123.456.789.123:84/index.html

    I have registered a domain name, and want to point it to the IP address. I have DNS 1 & DNS 2 information for Eircom. I want to be able to access

    http://123.456.789.123:84/index.html

    using: http://www.mydomain.com

    STEP 1, how do I point the domain name to my IP, and get it running? I've tried setting the IP address as the DNS1 and DNS2, but the domain register will not accept this. The domain register want a dns server in the form dns1.domain.com. I only have an IP. Having a static IP should mean my server acts as the DNS?

    STEP 2. The next step will be to point to port 84. Accessing the IP address directly will hit the firewall.

    As I say, I'm a long time out of this game, and have forgotten how this is done. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Tia.


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    towel401
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭towel401


    i dunno about your server acting as a DNS i tried to set up somethign like that before but it was complicated. the crowd you got thd domain from should have a DNS you can use

    change the "A" record to your IP. then set up port forwarding on your router to the internal IP address of your web server.


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    preilly79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 627 ✭✭✭preilly79


    figs wrote: »
    I only have an IP. Having a static IP should mean my server acts as the DNS?

    On your internal network sure, your windows box might have a DNS deamon running and can resolve its hostname to an IP address, but for users external to your network an A record should exist in DNS that points to your private IP address.

    The previous poster is spot on, but if you have any problems let us know!


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