[williamc]

I have a publically accessible website that I need to add a subdomain to. The subdomain would be to a internal resource on another server. It would look similar to this:

http://mydomain.com
http://subdomain.mydomain.com -----> redirects to 192.168.x.x on the internal network.

I've tried creating a website in IIS 5.0 that directs to a URL, specifically the 192.168.x.x but it doesnt resolve. I've also added a local web with a redirect to the 192.168.x.x address, which didnt work since the internal network is not visible to the outside (works internally).

Any suggestions on how to get this working? Thanks.

William

[atech]

When your connected to the internet you will be given an IP address from your ISP (either dynamic or static). You can find this by visiting http://www.whatismyip.com/ - be aware that it may change each time you connect to the internet.

You then need to forward port 80 from your router/ICS box to the computer on your internal network which you wish to access.

This will then allow you to create a redirect to the IP you have from your ISP.

If you IP is dynamic (i.e. changes each time you connect) then you will need services such as www.dyndns.org

[williamc]

I have a static address, currently directed to my primary webserver aka:
http://mydomain.com

However, what I want is to use the same domain name and point it to a subdomain on another PC.
If the primary webserver is 192.168.1.2 and the router directs port 80 to this IP, I want to be able to have this webserver direct to another server with a seperate index.html file. It would be accessed by http://subdomain.mydomain.com or http://mydomain.com/subdomain

Under IIS - website - properties - home directory there is an option to redirect to a URL. This URL is set as the subdomain address. I can access it directly internally, but it doesnt resolve using the primary server.

William

[AKA Arizona]

You just those router ports open pointing to the subdomain box i.e. www.mydomain.com points to 192.168.0.2 where as the wan forwards all port 80 request to 192.168.0.2 . Now create a new forward or filter or virtual server whatever your router calls it, so that wan request for subdomain.mydomain.com are directed to 192.168.0.3

[Sequal7]

Obviously also dont forget to set the static ip and open port 80 on the computer running the subdomain so the router can find it.