Re: Using an external IP internally

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In news:3mj2huF1710j4U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Martin Smith <nospam.redsmartie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> On 2005-08-12 19:35:11 +0100, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>>
>>
>> In news:3m2tpqF155ni9U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Martin Smith <nospam.redsmartie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>> I have an external static IP that the router is forwarding traffic
>>> to a webserver. External users access the service using the
>>> external IP but if internal users try to use the same IP they hit
>>> the router not the IIS. Thus becomes a problem where we have a
>>> webpage that uses the IP as a link and it is used internally and
>>> externally. It the solution a DNS entry or (since the internal usage is
>>> limited
>>> to only a couple of users) an entry in their host file?
>>>
>>> Martin
>>
>> Is your AD domain name the same as your public domain name? If so,
>> you need to add a host (e.g., www) to your AD DNS, and point it at
>> the correct public IP for your website.
>
> There is no domain name associated with the webserver. Its a backend
> service that is only addressed by its IP from a front end web server
> (that does have a domain name). The internal access is for
> housekeeping mainly.

I'm not a web design expert, but I think hard-coding IP addresses in links
is considered bad practice. As long as your users can hit the site, which it
sounds like they can, then they should be able to navigate through it
entirely. Have you spoken with whomever built the site about this?


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