Hi expert, My office 's web server appear a strange problem. Internal users cannot browse the web page but the web can be viewed at public. In short term solution, I just added the local IP address at their host file. What I did: 1) I checked the permission on the web server. Only local user have permission to read so I added "Domain User Group" as a member and assign read access. Sitaution turn better, I can view the web but it will be not work after few mins, I need to refresh the screen few time and the screen turn normal. So I just wonder is it relate with "time out" setting. Is there any area I miss to configure? Thanks!

Hi, we need more info: what kind of pages is published by your web server ? html, asp, aspx ... ? what browser is used by your domain users ? how is configured the refresh of Temporary Internet Files in these browsers ? Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft® MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

Hi it is html. But seems not relate with it because when I attach some excel files under this web server, the case will be happened. It seems the address cannot be solved. Both is IE7 Temp internet files is default one i.e. automatically. (50mb)

It seems the address cannot be solved. How can you write this ? What do you write in browser address bar to get your intranet site ? Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft® MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I mean the result just like the link cannot be solved. actually it is a public address, no matter internal or external , it should be work. So I said the short term solution is add local ip address at host file to make it become intranet site.

what do you get if send the command nslookup [your_website] from one of yours clients ? have you tried to put local ip address in your dns server insted of modify "hosts" file on every client ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

The result of nslookup is good. so I dont think it is caused from DNS server.

if you have modified local hosts file on every client, your dns server is not consulted. can you post "nslookup" result ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

My PC didnot add the IP address at host file. But my nslookup result is good. Mostly I need to refresh and refresh to get the signal from web server. At that time nslookup still perfect.. And if i added the IP address at host file to run it locally, no delay. That's why I wonder some configuration at web server I missed.

Hi Did you set specific IP address for your web site? Public IP or private IP? Did you set host header for your web site?Mohammad Javad Bagdeli

Hi, Yes. It is public IP and I can nslookup with it. External can view the web with no problem. Internal need to add private IP at host file. What mean by host header?

do you have more than one web site published by the same server and using host headers names ? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/883a9544-3f70-4d46-a6df-bbadbd1fe7de.mspx?mfr=trueEdoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

NO...only one

What version of IIS are you running ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I 'm using WIN2K3 standard R2 , it should be IIS6.0

if you open IIS manager, expand "Web Sites", right-click on your web site, choose properties, in "Web Site" Tab click on "Advanded" button, what is written there ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

Mutiple identities: Default 80 Default 8080 Mutiple SSL identities: Default 443 Umm..I just found that I'm using host header

what is written in "ip address" ? what is written in "Host Header Value" ? Why do you publish your web site both on port 80 and port 8080 ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

no host header value Ip values is "all unassigned"

why two ports ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I 'm not sure. but may be just want to setup alternative web for other purpose. It just like host heading, just leave it alone for future use. The way has been changed. I want to get the web site ping response from external ip to internal ip. How to do so?

I want to get the web site ping response from external ip to internal ip. What ? Can you explain better what do you want ?Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

Sorry. I want all the PC can reach the web site in private IP way now..but I dont want to edit each PC 's host file.

If you have a Windows Domain and DNS Server installed on your domain controller, you can add a record in Forward Lookup zone of domain with ip address of your web server. It would be better restore original hosts file on all your clients.Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I just add a new record under my domain? How to add the web address on it? if i add x.abc.com with private ip . It will create 2 sub folder

I just add a new record under my domain? How to add the web address on it? if i add x.abc.com with private ip . It will create 2 sub folder if abc.com is not your windows domain, you have two ways: 1) in dns, under Forward Lookup Zone, you can create a primary zone called "x.abc.com" and, in that zone, you create an host record without name and ip address equal to ip og your web server; 2) in dns, under Forward Lookup Zone, you can create a primary zone called "abc.com" and, in that zone, you create an host record called "x" and ip address equal to ip og your web server; if abc.com is both your internet domain and windows domain, also under forward lookup zone, under your domain zone you create an host record called "x" and ip address equal to ip og your web server. Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft® MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

I have 2 DNS server. When I add secondary zone under Forward Lookup Zone, it need to specific which DNS servers you want to copy to zone. If I specific current DNS server, it prompt invalid IP address when press the finish button. If I specific another DNS server, it success but it show error "The DNS server encoutered a problem while attempting to load the zone. The transfer of zone data from the master server failed." When I view the properties of that secondary zone, in General tape status is "Expired" Anything I need to do?

I have 2 DNS server. When I add secondary zone under Forward Lookup Zone, [cut] sorry, add simply a primary zone, i have tested now and all work. now i correct my previous post.Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

OK. But do I need do anything to synchronize this setting to another DNS server? Also, anything need to do at client side?

It works now. Thanks so much!

OK. But do I need do anything to synchronize this setting to another DNS server? another DNS server will synchronyze automatically Also, anything need to do at client side? at cliet side it woul be better restore original hosts file Edoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org