Hosting 2 sites on one server

I know this has been discussed before, but I'm having some problems.
I've got Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0, with 1 public IP address.
I've got one site being hosted already, it's been up and running for a
while. I've gon into the IIS screen and added a new website. I set the
original site to port 81, and the new site to port 80 - so that I can
get the new site started. It's still not working though.

Yesterday I set the domain registration site to point to my site
server. Originally it was still directing the domain to it's own site.
As of this morning, when I tried opening the homepage, it simply
brings up the default IE screen that says 'Internet Explorer cannot
display the webpage'. I'm not sure if there's something I've got set
wrong on my end, or if perhaps the domain registration site still
hasn't successfully redirected the domain to my hosting server.

I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions that anyone could offer on
this issue. Thank you.

aaron
Tue May 08 14:54:01 CDT 2007

take a look at using host headers on your web server. Should fix you rproblem.

ak

"rsteph49@hotmail.com" wrote:

> I know this has been discussed before, but I'm having some problems.
> I've got Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0, with 1 public IP address.
> I've got one site being hosted already, it's been up and running for a
> while. I've gon into the IIS screen and added a new website. I set the
> original site to port 81, and the new site to port 80 - so that I can
> get the new site started. It's still not working though.
>
> Yesterday I set the domain registration site to point to my site
> server. Originally it was still directing the domain to it's own site.
> As of this morning, when I tried opening the homepage, it simply
> brings up the default IE screen that says 'Internet Explorer cannot
> display the webpage'. I'm not sure if there's something I've got set
> wrong on my end, or if perhaps the domain registration site still
> hasn't successfully redirected the domain to my hosting server.
>
> I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions that anyone could offer on
> this issue. Thank you.
>
>

Kristofer
Wed May 09 00:27:35 CDT 2007

Hello,

It sounds like a basic networking problem. Troubleshoot the network and
see if you can establish a connection to the webserver.

You say that you are using port 80 for the new website, but used 81 for
the old. Is it possible that your ISP blocks port 80, and that is why it
is not working?


--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


rsteph49@hotmail.com wrote:

>I know this has been discussed before, but I'm having some problems.
>I've got Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0, with 1 public IP address.
>I've got one site being hosted already, it's been up and running for a
>while. I've gon into the IIS screen and added a new website. I set the
>original site to port 81, and the new site to port 80 - so that I can
>get the new site started. It's still not working though.
>
>Yesterday I set the domain registration site to point to my site
>server. Originally it was still directing the domain to it's own site.
>As of this morning, when I tried opening the homepage, it simply
>brings up the default IE screen that says 'Internet Explorer cannot
>display the webpage'. I'm not sure if there's something I've got set
>wrong on my end, or if perhaps the domain registration site still
>hasn't successfully redirected the domain to my hosting server.
>
>I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions that anyone could offer on
>this issue. Thank you.

rsteph49
Wed May 09 07:11:45 CDT 2007

I've got host headers set up, atleast I believe I've got the proper
headers set up.

The first site was running on port 80. But when I put the second one
in, and tried to start it in the iis, it wouldn't let me because they
were both on port 80. So I moved the first site to port 81, and left
the second site on port 80. The first site is still reachable, the
second site however is not.

Anyone know where I could find a good turtorial for this? I set the
thing up through a tutorial I found on the web; so it's possible that
it skipped or missed a step, that I didn't fill in myself.

Kristofer
Wed May 09 14:36:30 CDT 2007

I have a few articles on using host headers:

"Using Host Headers to host multiple websites on IIS 6.0"
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/article/iis_multiple_websites.htm

"Understanding Host Headers in IIS"
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/article/understanding_host_headers.htm

If you want, you can send me (or post here is even better) the troublesome
domain name and IP address of the webserver, and i can help you
troubleshoot. I still think that somehow, the request never gets to the
webserver.


--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


rsteph49@hotmail.com wrote:

>I've got host headers set up, atleast I believe I've got the proper
>headers set up.
>
>The first site was running on port 80. But when I put the second one
>in, and tried to start it in the iis, it wouldn't let me because they
>were both on port 80. So I moved the first site to port 81, and left
>the second site on port 80. The first site is still reachable, the
>second site however is not.
>
>Anyone know where I could find a good turtorial for this? I set the
>thing up through a tutorial I found on the web; so it's possible that
>it skipped or missed a step, that I didn't fill in myself.