Hello to all readers.

I use a DNN 4.3.5 on my dev server (XP Pro nand IIS 5.1) on an intranet.

From a dev station, i connect as "host" and i try to create a new portal. First, i have some doubts concerning what to input in the field "Portal alias". Lets say that i am developping a new website called www.mysite.com. Do i have to input that exact string into that field ? If yes, what other actions do i have to do (on IIS or any DNS, for example) ?

I look for documentation on that subject. I am not able to locate it if it exists.

Thanks for any advice.

Thanks for the quick answer, but

I want to create a parent portal. I have tried to enter <myservername>/<mydnndir>/<Mynewportalname> as an alias Also localhost/<mydnndir>/<Mynewportalname>. To simplify the things, i am working directly on the server. But i have no way to access the new portal. I can see that a new directory has been created under the portal directory, but that's all.

I have tried to read the "install it" forum, searching for same kind of posts with no success.

If somebody could give me a step by step (low level) way to create a new (accessible) portal, i would appreciate a lot.

I am sure that creating a new portal is a simple action but ... no way to get the expected result !

Thanks for any help