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• 06-22-2009, 3:57 PM

  iainwbaker Joined on 06-22-2009, 7:49 PM Posts 1

  Set default website for hostname Reply Contact I'm running SBS 2008 and have setup a SSL certificate for server.mydomain.com. I want have a web application that is installed on my default website (IQReservations) When I type in server.mydomain.com, I get to the RWW login. How does IIS7 decide which site you land on when you use a specific hostname? When I use the servers IP address, I can get to the web application (serverip/IQReservations), but when I use the FQDN, I get a 404...

  Tags: iis 7SBS 2008hostname

• 06-23-2009, 6:59 PM

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  jeff@zina.com Joined on 09-26-2003, 6:43 AM Naples, FL, USA Posts 2,113

  Re: Set default website for hostname Reply Contact iainwbaker: How does IIS7 decide which site you land on when you use a specific hostname? It doesn't.  IIS only knows IP addresses and only answers on the IP addresses you have set it to.  Name resolution, primarily through DNS, resolves the dhost name to the IP address.  If your DNS entry is wrong or missing for the host name, then what you describe is what happens. Jeff Look for Wrox's new book Professional IIS 7 in your local bookstore, or order now at Amazon.com