Re: How to write a DNS record for a subdirectory
From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 03/27/04
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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:32:00 -0600
> > > How would I write a DNS record to redirect a user's browser out to
> > > the ISP so it would resolve companyname.com/webmail
> I thought that there may be an issue with active directory. Thanks for
> confirming that for me. We'll work with the ISP and get it configured as
> suggested.
Your presumed question and your actual problem or real question
may be different.
In the subject, you ask about subdirectories but then you and Kevin
discussed the issue with DCs and bare domain name (no server tag
for the machine.)
The bare name is complicated by AD but the actual question in your
subject line (and maybe what you really want) is NOT a DNS problem,
although possibly it has a solution.
There is NO DNS method to specify subdirectories. You can however
have a web server or even a fairly trivial "web server stub" to send back
a "trivial" page that contains an HTML Redirect.
If you have a Web server on all of the machines which might receive the
request, just build the default document etc.
-- Herb Martin "Dave Getzler" <dgetzler@comcast.net> wrote in message news:#eqIgdDFEHA.4084@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Kevin, > > > I appreciate the help. > Dave G. > > > "Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]" <admin@nospam.LSAOL.COM> wrote in message > news:eaTHpIDFEHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > In news:OCB6%23vCFEHA.2524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl, > > Dave Getzler <dgetzler@comcast.net> posted a question > > Then Kevin replied below: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Does anyone know if it is possible to write an entry in Windows 2000 > > > DNS for the following? > > > > > > there is a website: > > > http://companyname.com/webmail > > > which is hosted at an ISP > > > the Active Directory domain is also companyname.com > > > All users are receiving their IP and DNS via the internal DHCP server > > > I am not sure how to write a record on the internal DNS server to > > > redirect the user out to the ISP > > > > > > If a users types http://companyname.com/webmail when using internal > > > DNS they are unable to connect because there is no /webmail directory > > > on any internal webserver. > > > > > > How would I write a DNS record to redirect a user's browser out to > > > the ISP so it would resolve companyname.com/webmail > > > > > > I do know the IP address of the ISP's server. If the user types > > > http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/webmail they connect to the proper page. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Dave G > > > > This could be a problem since companyname.com is the name of the Active > > Directory domain. In Active Directory domains the record is required to > have > > the IP address of the NIC on all domain controllers that have File > Sharing > > enabled. This is how internal machines connect to DFS shares. Group > policies > > are also in the domain DFS share at > > \\companyname.com\SYSVOL\companyname.com\policies If you alter the > behavior > > and make the record point to the public website GPOs will not be applied > > because machines will be looking for the DFS share on the ISP's web > server. > > > > If you can have the ISP configure the site so it can be accessed by > > www.companyname.com/webmail it can be made to work. Then you can set up a > > Web site on the DC for companyname.com then configure IIS to redirect that > > site to www.compnyname.com/webmail provided you have a record in DNS named > > www with the IP of the website. > > > > > > -- > > Best regards, > > Kevin D4 Dad Goodknecht Sr. [MVP] > > Hope This Helps > > ============================ > > -- > > When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your > > newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. > > To respond directly to me remove the nospam. from my email. > > ========================================== > > http://www.lonestaramerica.com/ > > ========================================== > > Use Outlook Express?... Get OE_Quotefix: > > It will strip signature out and more > > http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ > > ========================================== > > Keep a back up of your OE settings and folders with > > OEBackup: > > http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx > > ========================================== > > > > > >
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