Internal vs External Web Access

Internally, our web site can only be accessed by the IP address and not by
the actual www url. Once outside our network, the website works with the www
url. Would like to access the same way internally...users find it difficult
remembering the IP address itself. Have I missed a DNS setting? Web server
is an NT4 box.

Darrell

That is the normal way it work. You cannot make a "u-turn" through a NAT
Device that is being used the "publish" the Site to the outside.

When inside the LAN use the internal IP# (or the Netbios Machine Name). You
could also configure your DNS Server to resolve the pblic FQDN to an
internal IP#.

When outside use the Public FQDN.


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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Darrell Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Internally, our web site can only be accessed by the IP address and not by
> the actual www url. Once outside our network, the website works with the
www
> url. Would like to access the same way internally...users find it
difficult
> remembering the IP address itself. Have I missed a DNS setting? Web server
> is an NT4 box.
>
> Darrell
>
>