Win 2000 Server + Multiple web sites

[LaughingJon]

I am trying to set up windoze 2000 server edition so that it can host multiple web sites.

Does anyone have any ideas about doing this?

I would be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction. I have the sites listed, and they are pointing to the right dir however, i cant view them using IE


i need to set up 2 sites

lets say the sites are
site1
site2

Servername is
server

If i go
http://site1.server

Then i need it to open the 1st web site

http://site2.server

Opens a different one.


I have found the options of adding a site onto the server. However, the whole DNS naming and forwarding bit is a little confusing. How do i make it understand that i want site1.server to be pointed to a particular defined site which is already held on the pooter?


Cheers all
Jon

[Grizzly]

If you're using IIS 5, which I assume you are, than do the following:

• Open the IIS Admin console
• Right click on a Web Site and go to properties.
• Click on the "Web Site" tab if you aren't already there.
• Next to the IP address field, click on the "Advanced" button
• Highlight the first entry under "Multiple identities for this Web site"
• Click on the Edit button
• Enter a host header name
• Save your settings

Now...the Host Header Name is simply the domain name that the webserver can look for in the HTTP request. This is how you host multiple web sites on a single IP. For instance, you can have 2 websites, site1.server.com, and site2.server.com. Both are configured to run on port 80 on IP 10.10.10.10. The only difference between the 2 is the host header name, where site1.server.com is looking for exactly that "site1.server.com" in the host header name. And the same goes for site2.server.com.

Now...the only trick is actually coordinating with your DNS providor to setup these subdomains. You have to register these subdomains to point to your server, with your DNS provider.

Well, best of luck to ya!

[LaughingJon]

Hi there,

I have done all the things you said for the 1st bit, however, the problem is the DNS stuff you said.

The reason for the probelm is that the server is sitting next to me, i am setting up these sites for internal use and just cant get the DNS entries correct.

What do i need to be looking to achieve (except for getting it working ) is it hosts/domains/alias or all of em. What needs to point to what?

Anyideas?

Cheer buddy
Jon

[ua549]

If these are only on your intranet, you can easily assign multiple IP addresses to your NIC. Use a separate IP for each web site. You must also make the subdomain entries in your internal DNS.

[LaughingJon]

is that in the

Advanced TCP/IP settings ? Add an extra IP there.

Then i take it i need to assign the websites to these different IP addresses and then do these SubDomain entries..

How do they work?



Heads off to try again

Fanks
Jon

[LaughingJon]

Right extra IP's are added.

Default website has been stopped as it was always going there. So i just need to make it go to the right site for that IP. I take it this is where this DNS comes in?

Any extra info would be fantastic


Laters
Jon