Setting the Hostname in IIS Bindings Breaks Website

Question

I just got a Windows Server 2008 VPS and I\'m having trouble getting IIS7 setup.

I created a new website in IIS with the path, ip address, and hostname (like \'www.n

Answer 1

You must use EXTERNAL DNS not Internal DNS to make it visible across the internet. Change the DNS pointer at your registrar or whatever you are using for external DNS propagation.

Answer 2

First it has to be in DNS or the client machines hosts file. To test this you can add the hostname to the servers hosts file.

Go to start -> run and type "drivers" change to the etc directory you want to edit the hosts file. The entries in it are like a local DNS. They only work on the local machine!