Hello everyone,

I'm running DNN 4.3.4 on Windows 2003 Server with IIS 6 and SQLExpress.

I've sucessfully installed the site on port 81 and can browse it on the web server, now I'm trying to get a registered domain to call up the site.  I am using DynDNS to keep pack525.org pointed to the dynamic IP of my cable modem, and a WebHop entry to redirect it to http://pack525.org:81.  I have my DLINK router forwarding port 81 to 192.168.1.253 (the web server). 

As the host user, I have added these HTTP Alias to my portal:

localhost/pack525
pack525.org
192.168.1.253:81
192.168.1.253/pack525
68.201.229.160:81
pack525.org/
pack525.org:81/

My Problem

1. From my laptop connected to the same LAN as the web server, http://192.168.1.253:81 successfully brings up my portal.

2. From my laptop connected to the same LAN as the web server, http://68.201.229.160:81 successfully brings up my portal (68.201.229.160 is the current dynamic IP of my cable modem).

3. From my laptop connected to the same LAN as the web server, http://pack525.org results in an error:
     Unable to connect - Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at pack525.org:81.

Is there something I am missing here to successfully get the domain URL to connect to the portal?

Best Regards,
Tracy

Thanks John!  That did the trick! You rock.

My alias list now looks like this:

pack525.org:81
www.pack525.org

I'm now putting up another DNN site, and it seems I haven't learned HTTP alias as well as I thought.  At least, I think my trouble is HTTP alias again. Same environment as before (I'm running DNN 4.3.4 on Windows 2003 Server with IIS 6 and SQLExpress.) but this web site is on port 82.

1. The site runs properly on the host when I go to http://localhost:82
2. I configured DynDNS (dynamic DNS) just as before, here is the summary:[HOSTS]
   wilcrestarearunners.org   63.208.196.110   (Webhop, the port redirect server)
   www2.wilcrestarearunners.org   68.201.219.130   (my cable modem public IP)
   
   [CNAMES]
   www.wilcrestarearunners.org (aliased to) wilcrestarearunners.org
   
   [WEBHOPS (redirects)]
   wilcrestarearunners.org   (aliased to) http://www2.wilcrestarearunners.org:82/
3. It seems that this DNS configuration is working properly, because I can use Ethereal to see traffic coming into the server on my LAN on port 82.
4. HOWEVER, the DNN site does not come up, even though I know it is running on port 82!

How do I know what value to use for an HTTP alias? As you can see by the redirect, I would think www2.wilcrestarearunners.org is the right value. But, I've tried every combination I can think of.  Is there a log somewhere that says "a request was made for the default page of this DNN site on port 82, but I rejected it because the alias xyz.com is not defined...".

Best Regards,
Tracy