HiWe have a domain name at an ISP that is being forwarded to the IP of our server. We are not using domino Internet sites at the moment.
The browser’s address bar displays the server’s ip number followed by the rest of the url for the requested documents. Is there a setting that I can use so the browser displays our domain name in the address bar instead of the IP number?
With thanks
Bizhan
Subject: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
It appears that the firewall may be giving this problem. I would check the firewall software to make sure it is not trying to resolve the domain name to an ip address.
HTH – Cheers
Subject: RE: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
Hi JoeWe are using a test server and I have messed about with a software firewall. Owing to some other problems which may or may not have been related to the firrewall, I disabled the firewall. Th browser/URL issue is unaffected.
I do use host files both on the servers (there are a few that are linked) and at least my own client workstation. I believe host files should now be redundant. Do you think the host file resolving to an IP number may be responsible?
With thanks
Bizhan
Subject: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
I think that ISP can set up forwarding using different ways, and in your case something went wrong. Easiest would be to contact your ISP and ask if they can hide the forwarding IP.
Subject: RE: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
Hi AndreiThanks you for your response.
They can hide the IP number by using a ‘cloaked’ setting. Basically this then displays your web page inside a frame on the ISP’s server. Therefore the browser address will always show: www.mydomain.com
It will never show: www.mydomain.com/mysubdirectory/document
The other problem is that the http_referrer in our Domlog.nsf will not show the web page from which the web user came. Domlog will show www.mydomain.com as the referrer. We will not be able to track where my users are coming from, eg which search engine, partner site etc.
Any other thoughts will be appreciated.
With thanks
Bizhan
Subject: RE: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
I am afraid you will have to setup “real” website for which you publish your static IP to public DNS records, instead of forwarding from your ISP.But maybe you can also solve it by registering a subdomain and asking your ISP to forward traffic to that subdomain instead of IP. It will look more nice to end-user than IP-number. For example, you have domain www.company.com, you register web.company.com and ask your ISP to forward to web.company.com instead of IP-number. I think you must register that subdomain in public DNS anyway.
Subject: RE: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
In response to both Andrei and Joe, the ISP is a domian name registration site but not a top level registrar of domain names.
Our domain name is on the DNS but obviously our static IP addrerss isn’t.
I wondered whether there is a setting on the Domino server that I had overlooked. However, judging by what you are both saying I need to speak to our ISP and either get them to fix this or to add our static IP in the DNS records.
Many thanks for your help. I post the outcome here as soon as the ISP respond.
Thank you again.
Bizhan
Subject: RE: Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
To me the problem, seems to be occuring from the ISP side. They are doing something with all the HTTP requests.
I wonder if you can make a test webpage (similar to this problem and see if you can get the similar CGI variables).
It sounds like the ISP is being a pain and probably needs to understand what is needed.
HTH – Cheers
Subject: (Fixed) Displaying the domain name instead of IP number?
Ok, the problem was that the DNS listed our ISP’s IP and then our ISP was doing domain name forwarding, routing http requestes to our server.
They can replace their IP with our server’s IP however this would have to be after a formal email request with the usual time delays since their web interface does not have this facility for us to manage our own DNS entries. All other changes such as round robin set up, MX records etc would also have to be requested manually by email.
The choice was to run our own DNS servers or redelegate DNS to another site. We have chosn the latter and if anyone is interested,
www.zoneedit.com provide an excellent low cost and highly flexible service and the first 5 domain names are free. (we have no relationship with them except that I have just registered to use their services.)
Many thanks for your help and responses.
Bizhan