You seem to have several problems : First, is your OS Win2k Server or Win2k Adv Server? Or WindowsXP Pro? I am not sure about Win2k Server, as I run Adv server, and it is pretty simple to set up multiple virtual sites. Adv server can also handle DNS, although best practices call for a separate box to handle DNS stuff.
If you have IIS 5.0 go to Start>Programs>Administrative tools>computer management When that applet starts - select "Internet Information Services" right click and select New >Web site. That should start a wizard that will walk you through setting up a virtual web site. In that wizard, and later under properties of the web site. You can set the IP number, and under "advanced" you can add the header information such as domain.com + www.domain.com There are also tabs which allow you to set the directory path, the filename of the default start page (index.htm, index.html, index.cfm, etc. There are many more settings for each web site, and you can experiment with them until you are satisfied. If I am correct, Win2k Advanced server is required to set up multiple Web Sites, but I forget here. Once the virtual web sites are set up, you can have DNS point to that web site, and Win2k will display the correct directory without having to worry about masking or sub-directories under your default web site. As an example, http://www.clickdoug.com/clients.htm will display a list of virtual sites running on a single Win2k Adv Server. There are sites on that server with Us registrars, Canadian Registrars, and even Australian Registrars. All running on a single server. and a single IP number. In order for you to use GoDaddy's name servers for DNS services for each domain, you must sign up for and pay an additional annual fee. Registrars such as Registerfly.com, and register.com, provide DNS services without additional charge. For DNS information, I strongly recommend the book "DNS and BIND Cookbook" I also am able to provide DNS service as well, as I have my own DNS servers set up. But this is not required if the registrar will provide that service at no extra cost. If you would like some help with any or all of the above, feel free to email me off list, and I will try to walk you through the process. ===================================== Douglas White group Manager mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.samcfug.org ===================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 8:55 PM Subject: RE: OT Domain registration | Hi, Jon. | | I've managed to get a Windows 2000 Server serving my clients' | websites, but never could figure out the DNS part.. I need to invest | in a "Windows 2000 Server for Dummies" book to find some starter info | on how to handle DNS, start to finish. | | I'm hosting multiple sites under a single IP and I haven't been able to | figure | out Host Headers, either. I'm missing something somewhere. | | The only way I've been able to get sites accessed is by forwarding (masked) | to | the actual folder on my server using the static IP assigned by my ISP to my | router, | e.g. "www.BodafordHomes.com" would be setup at GoDaddy to forward (again, | masked) | to http://66.79.46.138/cfdocs/bodafordhomes/index.cfm. Then the site | serves. | If I try to use a Host Header for the site and call it | www.BodafordHomes.com, then the | forwarding fails. I'm not sure if I'm doing what I should do with the | server or not, but perhaps | I'm not setting up what I need with GoDaddy. Their "Parked" servers handle | the DNS. | Is that what you're referring to when you talk about GoDaddy handling the | DNS, or is there | more. (I'll visit GoDaddy and do some research on this, too) | | Any advice and insights is appreciated.... | | Rick | | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 4:48 PM | > To: CF-Talk | > Subject: Re: OT Domain registration | > | > | > If blind forwarding is a term for a HTTP 3xx redirect, then yes the | > search engines will generally follow them as long as the | > domain doesn't change. | > | > Why not just skip the whole forwarding thing though, and get someone | > to host dns for you if you don't want to do it yourself? It should be | > cheap or free no matter who you get to do it. Most places | > will probably set | > up their dns to synch with your own local dns if so desired even. | > | > -- | > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Saturday, March 15, 2003, 4:03:24 PM, you wrote: | > | > RF> I was very curious about responses to your last response, Jason. | > RF> I've been using GoDaddy and using blind forwarding for my domains | > RF> and have been having trouble with search engines. I was | > just beginning | > RF> to wonder what effect blind forwarding was having on that. | > | > RF> I see that you go no response to your concern. | > | > RF> Any insights you've picked up since the date of this email? | > | > RF> Rick | > | > | > RF> > -----Original Message----- | > RF> > From: Jason Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > RF> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:34 PM | > RF> > To: CF-Talk | > RF> > Subject: Re: OT Domain registration | > RF> > | > RF> > | > RF> > With all these domain name services - I had just | > registered with | > RF> > regiterfly as a reseller because for some reason | > godaddy's reseller | > RF> > program did not prompt me to sign up... | > RF> > | > RF> > however my main concern is with companies like | > godaddy.com and | > RF> > registerfly.com - if ip's are forwarded or any | > masking takes | > RF> > place - I | > RF> > assume it must have adverse effects on search | > engine placement... | > RF> > Anyone have any insight to this? What is legitimate | > RF> > forwarding vs not? I | > RF> > am nervous enough using coldfusion and having to develop | > RF> > clean URL's and | > RF> > their advers effects on search engines.. let | > alone the registar's | > RF> > procedures.. | > RF> > | > RF> > Any links/ input is appreciated- I do think it's | > an important issue. | > R | > | > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
