Re: public web site

Easy turbo. I know this is a hot button for ya, but I read his latest post very differently than you did.

His latest question was about setting up a public site "somewhere" which is open to interpretation. That somewhere very easily could be a web hosting company. It seems to me he's just trying to get the logistics of how DNS works to facilitate this.
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Mark,

You should pick up a book or do some reading on DNS if you are unfamiliar with how this works. It is easy to *really* screw things up. But the short answer to your question is this:

1) You'd create an MX record that references an A record...NOT your IP address.
2) You'd create an A record that is the target of the reference from step #1, and THAT has your SBS public IP.
3) You'd create another A record for "www" and point it at your website IP, which you'll get from your website host company when you sign up.
4) If you are using other services on SBS, such as RWW or OWA then you should create distinct A records for each service.
5) Optionally, you can change the root if you choose to the website IP (so users forgetting to type www. in their browser still get your site), but make sure that MX record is WORKING first or you'll break your mail.

-Cliff


"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" <crisnospamhanna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OQxDJmIBJHA.2264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What you are not getting is that it is NOT advisable or recommended to host a public website on your LAN. Huge security risk.

You can pay Godaddy 4.29/month (less if pay annually) to host your site and your SBS network is safe and sound

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Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]
Co-Author, Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Small-Business-Server-Unleashed/dp/0672329573/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217269967&sr=8-1

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"Iamnotno6" <Iamnotno6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B17799E2-7DAF-4888-8F68-26B28CD759D3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i have had SBS up for the last couple of years
i use dyndns custom to track my IP (altho it is not dynamic)
i took a look & i can manipulate the A & MX records
so, all i need to do is set up a public web site somewhere and then create
the MX record (it is using the host default at the moment) & point it to my
IP and change the A record to point to the IP of my web site?

mark

"Cliff Galiher" wrote:

> Yes. There can be many servers hosting various servers with a domain name.
> What you need is:
>
> 1) Somebody hosting your public DNS records.
> 2) An MX record in your public DNS space pointing to your email server.
> 3) An A record pointing "www" to another server.
>
> You may already have some of this (you didn't indicate how far along you
> were with your SBS deployment) so that is something you'd need to work out
> with any partnerships you've already formed.
>
> -Cliff
> "Iamnotno6" <Iamnotno6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B73F48E1-7FE2-4CDC-BF76-2E83E41F9C12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >i want to use the same registered domain name
> > is there a way to receive email at mycompany.com (my server) and have a
> > separate website at www.mycompany.com?
> >
> > mark
> >
> > "Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Mark:
> >>
> >> Best not to host a public web site inside your LAN at all. If you must
> >> have
> >> it in your office, put it in a DMZ off the router in a separate subnet.
> >>
> >> With public hosting available for free, or little cost, and you must have
> >> an
> >> ISP anyway, what will be gained by having it inside your office?
> >>
> >> -Larry
> >>
> >> "Iamnotno6" <Iamnotno6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:4A3F725D-BA19-4802-B97C-CC00A63E9419@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >i am running SBS 2003 R2 & would like to host a public web site
> >> > do i need another server running ?? (for security) or can i use
> >> > virtualization?(assuming i have enough resources)
> >> > i redirect port 80 to this new server (does this break OWA?)
> >> > is there documentation somewhere to help me?
> >> >
> >> > mark
> >>
> >>
>
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