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First up, I didn't know where to post this, so here goes.

I want to set up our companies filter to redirect traffic to a specified IP if a certain url is entered into the browser. This url is not blocked, it is just our intraweb that runs of the local server, so it doesn't require internet connection.

Basically, if a user types in www.example.url in his/her browser, the filter picks it up and redirects the user to 127.0.0.1.

Is this possible? Our company has an iBoss filter, although I'm not sure what model number or so forth. I'll get Kenny (our IT dude) to post it here. Also, I don't know if this should be set on the filter or where.

Thanks.

I used Apache to host the Intranet on our local network.

quick and dirty... lmhosts....

Isn't there another way we can do this instead of doing the LMHosts thing on all the client PC's?

He has an IT dude called Kenny(isalive) !~!!!!
That must be uberwin !!

let's start with "why?"... and is the iBoss acting as primary DNS?

Why:

At work we have various operating systems and LMHOSTS seems to be very specific, so we can't write a script to update it whenever a new PC logs on. And we are quickly expanding so we get new poeple in almost every month. The thing is, I want to make this intraweb easy to manage. I don't want it to be a hassle for the IT guy. If we could enable this to happen automatically regardless of operating system, it would be great.

I have no idea if the iBoss is acting as primary DNS. I'll ask Kenny to reply here.

yes... but why are you automatically blocking local users?

perhaps filtering on the apache box would be a better solve?

I think there is a communication gap here...

I want to let the local users that type in www.example.url rather get the site of the local server. The www.example.url site will still be hosted for our other branches in Cape Town and Durban, but it will be hosted externally. So to save internet bandwidth (which we always have a problem with) we would rather have them (the Lynnwood branch) access the file of the local (Lynnwood) server.

I don't understand what you mean by automatically blocking local users.

you were talking about redirecting them to localhost...

your local DNS should redirect them to the internal IP, not the external... unless the apache box resides on a separate domain, in which case, set a routing rule on the iBoss for the external ip...

Our Primary DNS is not done by the Ibossfilter.
Windows server 2003 R2 is our DNS server

I created a DNS entry to route to the apache box. and the site works but not like DR wants it to work...

add a forward lookup entry for the external domain... (split-DNS)

when you say "doesn't work" - doesn't resolve to the local box?

I said 127.0.0.1 as an example! Sorry man, should have clarified that.

rustypup wrote:when you say "doesn't work" - doesn't resolve to the local box?

He made it work when you type this into the adress box: http://intranet.3bm.local/

I want to have it working when you type this into the adress box: http://www.3bm.co.za

so people from outside our lynnwood offices will access www.3bm.co.za on the external server, while people who actually work at the lynnwood office will access it locally.

split dns...

Billy is awesome!

Thanks rusty. Will let you know if it works.

Thanks Rusty!!
But I came right just as DR told me about you post.

I created a new Zone in our FW DNS look up called 3bm.co.za
And created a new host in 3bm.co.za calles (www)
with I routed to the IP of the Apache box.

And boom it all works.

Thanks for all you inputs!!

Kenny is slim. Didn't see that one coming.

Thanks for the help rusty.

good stuff.. i take payment in cheese...

DarkRanger wrote:Kenny is slim. Didn't see that one coming.

WHY am I only seeing this now???