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DNS - Access inside web server with NATed address.

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17 years 6 months ago #21640 by skepticals
What is the easiest way to allow inside hosts to access a local web server using domain.com instead of the IP address?

Can I simply add an entry in the DNS server? I have a Windows 2003 Server with DNS installed. The web server is in the DMZ. I believe I was told that I can't use the domain.com from inside because of the NAT issue? Or is that only if I am using the IP address that is NATed? Let me know if my questions is unclear.
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17 years 6 months ago #21641 by semper

What is the easiest way to allow inside hosts to access a local web server using domain.com instead of the IP address?

Can I simply add an entry in the DNS server? I have a Windows 2003 Server with DNS installed. The web server is in the DMZ. I believe I was told that I can't use the domain.com from inside because of the NAT issue? Or is that only if I am using the IP address that is NATed? Let me know if my questions is unclear.


Just setup an internal dns server with the entries you need.
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17 years 6 months ago #21643 by skepticals
The DNS server is internal. Do I simply create a new record?
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17 years 6 months ago #21645 by Smurf
Yes just create an entry.

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17 years 6 months ago #21646 by semper
Yes. Create an "A" record that points to your internal server.
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17 years 1 month ago #23441 by skepticals
I tried to create an A Record that would point to my internal server and it wants to default to domain.local.

I need to point an outside address, for example www.google.com to an internal server instead of the normal server.

Is this possible with an A record?
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