Re: NEED help with DNS / IIS Please

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From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 06/04/04

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    Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:40:03 -0500

    Go to the Properties of the particular site in IIS and set the Home
    Directory to what you want it to be. If there is more than one site and the
    machine has multiple IP#s then make sure the particular site is set to the
    right IP# in the General (Web site) Properties.

    If you are going to the main root of the site you should never have to
    include a folder name or any file name, that is why you want the Home
    Directory setting pointing to the right "starting point".

    You also want to set the Documents setting to be correct. You can list any
    files here and it will try them in the order they are listed when there is
    no filename given in the URL. You list may look similar to:

    Default.asp
    Index.asp
    Default.htm
    Index.htm
    Default.html
    Index.html

    You can make them whatever you want and and adjust the order around,... it
    will take them in order from the top down until if finds a match. If it
    does not find a match in the folder then it will attempt "directory
    browsing" mode. If directory browsing isn't allowed you will then get a
    "directory listing" or a "browsing not allowed" error.

    You can even have a distinct "Documents" setting for every subfolder in the
    site as well if you want to. You can also turn Directory Browsing on or off
    separately for each subfolder as well. 

    -- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"jody.nospam.sedrick@mobiledataforce.com"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We just switched from hosting our own website to a hosted
> service. I've created a host name record that when
> someone internally types www.domain.com it goes out to
> our website instead of hitting the one on our old server.
>
> I know need to have the old server act as a testing
> server. I created a new host record www3.domain.com. But
> when I try to access it it goes to the wrong folder in my
> inetpub directory.
>
> Also if I try to go to the website
> by //servername/webfolder/index.html I can access the
> main index page but then when I try to go
> to //servername/webfolder/testfolder I get a "Directory
> Listing error"
>
> Your help is really appreciated.
> Jody
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