redirect web url to new ip address but keep the www.sitename.com i

We are moving a webiste to a new physical location and public ip address. We
have a request in with the DNS provider to modify the host records to point
the url to the new website, which may take some time.

We also put a redirect page in that is redirecting the website to the new ip
address which is working however, the site is running SSL and because the IP
address is showing up in the URL and not the domain name, IE 7 is throwing up
an error about the certificate. We confirmed with the certificate authority
that this because the site is being accessed by the ip and not the comman
name which is on the certificate.

My question is; with IIS 6 or with any type of code, can you redirect
external web requests to a different IP but keep the domain name in the url
bar?

I am not a programmer or web developer so forgive me if this is a simple
fix. I will try to answer any questions that I can as well. Thanks for any
quick replies.

Chris

Re: redirect web url to new ip address but keep the www.sitename.com i

You'd be better off concentrating your efforts in learning how DNS works and
getting a DNS host that is more responsive.

With one domain name, you pretty much can't do what you want to do. And the
side effects you are experiencing are well known and would be expected.

IIS doesn't do DNS, and certainly wouldn't have the means to push what is
essentially a "pull" system anyway. (Aside from the security concerns.)

So get on the phone, and start hassling your DNS provider. You could even
probably manage DNS through your registrar, many of them do that with a web
interface now.

"Chris Meehan" wrote in message
news:F6280C9A-C769-4172-B5B1-B1D82EBA6A99@microsoft.com...
> We are moving a webiste to a new physical location and public ip address.
> We
> have a request in with the DNS provider to modify the host records to
> point
> the url to the new website, which may take some time.
>
> We also put a redirect page in that is redirecting the website to the new
> ip
> address which is working however, the site is running SSL and because the
> IP
> address is showing up in the URL and not the domain name, IE 7 is throwing
> up
> an error about the certificate. We confirmed with the certificate
> authority
> that this because the site is being accessed by the ip and not the comman
> name which is on the certificate.
>
> My question is; with IIS 6 or with any type of code, can you redirect
> external web requests to a different IP but keep the domain name in the
> url
> bar?
>
> I am not a programmer or web developer so forgive me if this is a simple
> fix. I will try to answer any questions that I can as well. Thanks for any
> quick replies.
>
> Chris

Re: redirect web url to new ip address but keep the www.sitename.c

Checked with the registrar and they point to the dns provider, already have
escalated with DNS provider and change has been made just waiting for it to
propogate throughout... Thanks for the response.

".._.." wrote:

> You'd be better off concentrating your efforts in learning how DNS works and
> getting a DNS host that is more responsive.
>
> With one domain name, you pretty much can't do what you want to do. And the
> side effects you are experiencing are well known and would be expected.
>
> IIS doesn't do DNS, and certainly wouldn't have the means to push what is
> essentially a "pull" system anyway. (Aside from the security concerns.)
>
> So get on the phone, and start hassling your DNS provider. You could even
> probably manage DNS through your registrar, many of them do that with a web
> interface now.
>
> "Chris Meehan" wrote in message
> news:F6280C9A-C769-4172-B5B1-B1D82EBA6A99@microsoft.com...
> > We are moving a webiste to a new physical location and public ip address.
> > We
> > have a request in with the DNS provider to modify the host records to
> > point
> > the url to the new website, which may take some time.
> >
> > We also put a redirect page in that is redirecting the website to the new
> > ip
> > address which is working however, the site is running SSL and because the
> > IP
> > address is showing up in the URL and not the domain name, IE 7 is throwing
> > up
> > an error about the certificate. We confirmed with the certificate
> > authority
> > that this because the site is being accessed by the ip and not the comman
> > name which is on the certificate.
> >
> > My question is; with IIS 6 or with any type of code, can you redirect
> > external web requests to a different IP but keep the domain name in the
> > url
> > bar?
> >
> > I am not a programmer or web developer so forgive me if this is a simple
> > fix. I will try to answer any questions that I can as well. Thanks for any
> > quick replies.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
>