Issue getting to website when domain name is the same name...

Bran-Damage · 06-07-2008, 09:37 AM

*I am chaning the name of my domain and site, so it does not seem like I am spamming...

My network domain name at my house using server 2008 is "myDomain.com. I also have a web page "www.myDomain.com" (I do not host this web page on my servers.) When I am on my network, and try to go to www.mydomain.com I get an error saying the web page does not exist. When I am outside of my network, I get to the web page with no errors.

I did a test to see if I could ping www.myDomain.com . When I was outside of the network, I was not able to ping. When I am in the network, i am able to ping. I am now thinking it might be an issue with the DNS server resolving an IP address for www.myDomain.com since it is my domain name, but should that matter? Is there a way around this?

Thanks.

Miller · 06-07-2008, 05:02 PM

whats up brandon, weLcome to the site.....YA CUNT

Juballharshaw · 06-07-2008, 05:47 PM

DAMNIT BRANDON,

GAMERTAGS CONTAIN ONLY LETTERS, NUMBERS, AND SPACES!!!

To answer your point, if you can access your server via it's IP address your router probably lacks a loopback feature that essentially allows you inside of your network to act like you're outside of the network.

darktides · 06-07-2008, 08:15 PM

It does sound like a loopback issue, change your hosts file to show like this:

192.168.1.45 www.mydomain.com
192.168.1.45 mydomain.com

Use the format that it shows in your hosts file, this is the easiest fix for this issue. I use to have to do this on my router when I hosted. This will allow you to see your site from your network. An edit, this may be a DNS issue try using a different DNS server.

Juballharshaw · 06-07-2008, 08:50 PM

Unless he just set the server up DNS would have propagated between the DNS servers within 72 hours at the most.

SoulAssassin · 06-07-2008, 11:55 PM

It's a local dns problem. You need to add a new dns zone to add your public domain name if you want to visit inside your local network. Add a new forward lookup zone to your dns server settings and add hosts there for your public-facing IP/WWW address.

Bran-Damage · 06-08-2008, 08:48 AM

I looked in the DNS server and I found a Forward Lookup Zone that had my domain name in there "myDomain.com" I paused this Lookup Zone, and then tried to go to www.myDomain.com and it worked, no problems.

Now, before I remove/Pause this zone, what exactly does this do. This is the part of DNS that I don't know too much about. Why would there be a record in there already? Does active directory or anything like that use this?

Thanks for your help!

PS. I fixed my gamer tag. haha

SoulAssassin · 06-08-2008, 09:07 AM

Can you take a screenshot of your dns settings?

edit: take a screenshot of both zones so I can see the hosts entered

Bran-Damage · 06-08-2008, 09:58 AM

Let me know if this is what you were looking for.

Jamsan · 06-08-2008, 12:27 PM

Within your domain's DNS settings, add an A record for www.yourdomain.com that points to the external IP address of your sites server. Alternatively, you could rename your internal to domain to xxx.local vs xxx.com to prevent this issue from happening in the future.

SoulAssassin · 06-08-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamsan

Within your domain's DNS settings, add an A record for www.yourdomain.com that points to the external IP address of your sites server. Alternatively, you could rename your internal to domain to xxx.local vs xxx.com to prevent this issue from happening in the future.

Looks like it's already a .com internal domain but everything above is 100% right

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06-07-2008, 09:37 AM	permanent link to #1
Bran-Damage Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 28 (#228 ) My photos: 2 Thanked 1x in one post	*I am chaning the name of my domain and site, so it does not seem like I am spamming... My network domain name at my house using server 2008 is "myDomain.com. I also have a web page "www.myDomain.com" (I do not host this web page on my servers.) When I am on my network, and try to go to www.mydomain.com I get an error saying the web page does not exist. When I am outside of my network, I get to the web page with no errors. I did a test to see if I could ping www.myDomain.com . When I was outside of the network, I was not able to ping. When I am in the network, i am able to ping. I am now thinking it might be an issue with the DNS server resolving an IP address for www.myDomain.com since it is my domain name, but should that matter? Is there a way around this? Thanks.

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Juballharshaw ¡pɹɐpuɐʇs ploƃ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 52 ǝʇɐʇsɹǝʇuı ˙s˙n Posts: 2,971 (#29 ) My photos: 99 Thanked 15x in 10 posts	Unless he just set the server up DNS would have propagated between the DNS servers within 72 hours at the most.
	6002 '10 ʎlnɾ 'ɯɹǝds ʎʞɔnl uo 'ƃolq s,ʍıʞuɐɯ ƃǝɹƃ "˙qnlɔ ɯɹǝds ʎʞɔnl ǝɥʇ ɟo sɹǝqɯǝɯ" sǝɔuɐʇsɯnɔɹıɔ ʎɥʇlɐǝʍ uı dn ʍoɹƃ oɥʍ ǝsoɥʇ ƃuıllɐɔ 'pıɐs [ʇʇǝɟɟnq uǝɹɹɐʍ] "'ɥʇlɐǝʍ ɔıʇsɐuʎp uı ǝʌǝılǝq ʇ,uop ı "

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SoulAssassin Vagina Friendly Mayor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 3,425 (#25 ) My photos: 15 Thanked 1x in one post	It's a local dns problem. You need to add a new dns zone to add your public domain name if you want to visit inside your local network. Add a new forward lookup zone to your dns server settings and add hosts there for your public-facing IP/WWW address.

06-08-2008, 08:48 AM	permanent link to #7
Bran-Damage Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 28 (#228 ) My photos: 2 Thanked 1x in one post	I looked in the DNS server and I found a Forward Lookup Zone that had my domain name in there "myDomain.com" I paused this Lookup Zone, and then tried to go to www.myDomain.com and it worked, no problems. Now, before I remove/Pause this zone, what exactly does this do. This is the part of DNS that I don't know too much about. Why would there be a record in there already? Does active directory or anything like that use this? Thanks for your help! PS. I fixed my gamer tag. haha

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SoulAssassin Vagina Friendly Mayor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 3,425 (#25 ) My photos: 15 Thanked 1x in one post	Can you take a screenshot of your dns settings? edit: take a screenshot of both zones so I can see the hosts entered

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Bran-Damage Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: wisconsin Posts: 28 (#228 ) My photos: 2 Thanked 1x in one post	Let me know if this is what you were looking for.

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Jamsan Tweak Minion Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,349 (#70 ) My photos: 7 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	Within your domain's DNS settings, add an A record for www.yourdomain.com that points to the external IP address of your sites server. Alternatively, you could rename your internal to domain to xxx.local vs xxx.com to prevent this issue from happening in the future.

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