Unable to open default website at server - help?

This is on a Small Business Server 2000, with 2 nics &
the following symptoms. When I enter the server url
(awc1.awc.local) in IE while at the server, I get a 403
error. Entering http://localhost will correctly give me
the default website, no problem. If I enter the server IP
I'm prompted for a login, entering administrator login
works fine. Surfing to anything on the internet works
fine. My question is why cant I bring up the default
website by entering awc1.awc.local? I posted on the SBS
group, but got no response. Any pointers or suggestions
on where to start troubleshooting this would be
appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
SeanD

jcochran
Thu Oct 30 07:38:59 CST 2003

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:30:14 -0800, "SeanD"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>This is on a Small Business Server 2000, with 2 nics &
>the following symptoms. When I enter the server url
>(awc1.awc.local) in IE while at the server, I get a 403
>error. Entering http://localhost will correctly give me
>the default website, no problem. If I enter the server IP
>I'm prompted for a login, entering administrator login
>works fine. Surfing to anything on the internet works
>fine. My question is why cant I bring up the default
>website by entering awc1.awc.local? I posted on the SBS
>group, but got no response. Any pointers or suggestions
>on where to start troubleshooting this would be
>appreciated.

403 is a forbidden response (it would help to know what the subcode
was, 403.x). If you use host headers and don't have the correct
header this could happen, or if the DNS setting for the awc1 host in
the awc.local domain is incorrect you might be reaching an unintended
destination.

Jeff