Re: Newbe: Can't create site w/host name

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From: Ken Schaefer (kenREMOVE_at_THISadopenstatic.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:12:04 +1000

Try using http://pts.johnsens.local and using pts.johnsens.local as the host
header name (unless you have "johnsens.local" as the DNS suffix to be
appended to non-resolvable DNS names.

Cheers
Ken

"bernadou" <bernadou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39F4F179-4802-4D59-8AC7-AFBB9A073816@microsoft.com...
> Yep, testing w/ IP and port (http://192.168.0.200:8080), it works fine.
> If I
> add the Host Header to the web site properties, it won't work when I try
> to
> view the site in IE with the IP and port or with the host
> name(http://pts:8080). If I remove the host name entry and try the IP and
> port again, works fine.
>
> I have added the PTS entry to the IP in the DNS settings (image:
> http://www.b3-webdesign.com/images/dnssettings.jpg).
>
> Where else should I be looking? I'm a bit lost.
>
> TIA
> Bernie
>
> "Egbert Nierop (MVP for IIS)" wrote:
>
>> "bernadou" <bernadou@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:11356159-BB51-4EAF-8F25-D0F146A9B56E@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok, I've built w2k server on an old desktop so I can work with IIS to
>> > understand how to admin it. I Installed IIS and left all default
>> > settings
>> > unchanged. I then created a "new" website. With this new website
>> > (called
>> > PTS) if I setup the website identification properties in Internet
>> > Services
>> > Manager to use the IP and Port (in this case 192.168.0.200:8080) it
>> > works
>> > fine. If I attempt to add and then use a host name (in this case PTS)
>> > I
>> > get
>> > "page cannot be displayed".
>> >
>> > I'm sure I'm missing something, and I think it is related to DNS. I've
>> > added the host name "PTS" to the IP 192.168.0.200, but, I continue to
>> > get
>> > "Page cannot be displayed".
>> >
>> > What am I missing? Is there a simple KB article that might help?
>>
>> I assume that you test the site using
>> http://192.168.0.200:8080
>> ?
>> > TIA
>> > Bernie
>>
>>

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