Help setting up home IIS 7 Server (Web hosting)

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 16:46

I’m trying to host a number of low volume websites on a home server running Windows Webserver 2008 R2 64bit (IIS 7) and wondering if anyone could kindly give any advice.

My background is software development and although I have configured IIS websites, I’ve never done the full process of setting the DNS’s up.

This is the situation

1) As mentioned I’m running Windows Webserver 2008 R2 64bit.
2) My home ISP is O2 (Be24) and I have a single static IP.
3) My domain names are hosted at www.simplynames.com
4) My router is a Thomson SpeedTouch 780WL (first generation rebadged O2 router)

At simply names there is a control panel to set DNS’s up, however this is the point I really need some help. Is it simply a case of pointing the domain names to my static IP address?

Any help on above greatly appreciated.

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 17:35

I understand how to open port 80 on the router for the webserver, however I'm confused with simplynames DNS control panel.

Can anyone help with the following options.

My fixed IP is 87.194.138.49.

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 20:34

Thanks for everyones help.

I've made the changes bremen1874 said, as follows.

However if I view www.yourmenu.co.uk i'm still seeing SimplyNames holding page, guess it could take a while for DNS to take effect.

Currently i'm not bothered about email, this will be the first webserver I have setup so just getting web pages to serve will do for now..

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 21:34

I'm still getting the simplynames default holding page, it must not have propagated to o2 yet.

I cleared out my cache just in case DNS was cached locally.

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 21:54

Thanks for all the help again. I've opened port 80 on my router, and assigned to this server.

I have also setup the site, and opened port 80 (incoming and outcoming) on the Windows server firewall.

If I go to yourmenu.co.uk I'm still getting Namesco / Simply names default holding page.

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 21:59

Thanks for that information, at least your getting to my server. You may have noticed I'm a notice at this networking melarky!

What is 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4, I don't understand what you mean to change the DNS to these?

Admetos · 10 Nov 2011 at 22:18

Ok thanks for the information, i'm learning here!

Admetos · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:58

marc2003, you pre-empted my question thank you. I did a google search and found my router does support NAT loopback. I followed a guide that said to use Telnet to enable, I have done this and now I'm seeing my website and not the router, so thank you for that tip!