Redirect a DNS record to specific page on web site Joe S. 5/10/2007 8:27:01 PM I have a problem that I don't know if DNS is where to solve it. I have a new building AC system which can be managed from the network. I can only change the IP address of the controll unit, but the web page to manage the unit is not the default. It's http://192.168.1.240/g-50/en/administrator.html I have created an A record to replace the IP address, but I would like to know if there is a way to automatically redirect the A record to this specific web address?

Re: Redirect a DNS record to specific page on web site "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 5/10/2007 8:44:36 PM No. DNS only maps names to IP addresses. (or the reverse etc.) "Joe S." <joecrew[ at ]news.postalias> wrote in message news:2097AF9F-D2DF-4760-98BA-A56AAD3CC996[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have a problem that I don't know if DNS is where to solve it. I have a >new > building AC system which can be managed from the network. I can only > change > the IP address of the controll unit, but the web page to manage the unit > is > not the default. It's http://192.168.1.240/g-50/en/administrator.html I > have > created an A record to replace the IP address, but I would like to know if > there is a way to automatically redirect the A record to this specific web > address? Build a referral page on some other web server. You can make this page the default for some DNS name like "AC.company.com" then when someone connects there the page will either automatically refer to the AC Control Unit OR you can put a button there. -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP http://www.LearnQuick.Com (phone on web site)

Re: Redirect a DNS record to specific page on web site "Greg Lindsay [MSFT]" <greglin[ at ]microsoft.com> 5/11/2007 2:19:05 AM Hi Joe, You can probably do this within the configuration of the web server using host headers. I say "probably" because I don't know what HTTP Daemon you are using. What I would do is create a new A record, then map this hostname to the admin directory that you have shown below. Or, if you have no need of the default site, then just make the admin directory the default. By the way, since this is an admin site you should probably restrict it to HTTPS traffic only. Just a thought. I hope this helps. -- Greg Lindsay [MSFT] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Joe S." <joecrew[ at ]news.postalias> wrote in message news:2097AF9F-D2DF-4760-98BA-A56AAD3CC996[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have a problem that I don't know if DNS is where to solve it. I have a >new > building AC system which can be managed from the network. I can only > change > the IP address of the controll unit, but the web page to manage the unit > is > not the default. It's http://192.168.1.240/g-50/en/administrator.html I > have > created an A record to replace the IP address, but I would like to know if > there is a way to automatically redirect the A record to this specific web > address?

Re: Redirect a DNS record to specific page on web site Joe S. 5/11/2007 2:46:02 PM If I could thats how I would set it up, however this is a hardware appliance that is preconfigured as is with no access to change anything with regard to the web server portion except the IP address. This device controlls building AC units and only allows for configuration of those aspects and not whats servered up on the web page. "Greg Lindsay [MSFT]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Joe, > > You can probably do this within the configuration of the web server using > host headers. I say "probably" because I don't know what HTTP Daemon you are > using. > > What I would do is create a new A record, then map this hostname to the > admin directory that you have shown below. Or, if you have no need of the > default site, then just make the admin directory the default. By the way, > since this is an admin site you should probably restrict it to HTTPS traffic > only. Just a thought. > > I hope this helps. > > -- > Greg Lindsay [MSFT] > > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > > "Joe S." <joecrew[ at ]news.postalias> wrote in message > news:2097AF9F-D2DF-4760-98BA-A56AAD3CC996[ at ]microsoft.com... > >I have a problem that I don't know if DNS is where to solve it. I have a > >new > > building AC system which can be managed from the network. I can only > > change > > the IP address of the controll unit, but the web page to manage the unit > > is > > not the default. It's http://192.168.1.240/g-50/en/administrator.html I > > have > > created an A record to replace the IP address, but I would like to know if > > there is a way to automatically redirect the A record to this specific web > > address? > > >

Re: Redirect a DNS record to specific page on web site "Herb Martin" <news[ at ]learnquick.com> 5/11/2007 10:11:36 PM "Joe S." <joecrew[ at ]news.postalias> wrote in message news:9EBAEAC0-30B6-4D79-BD6C-BB4DA3AA2340[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > If I could thats how I would set it up, however this is a hardware > appliance > that is preconfigured as is with no access to change anything with regard > to > the web server portion except the IP address. This device controlls > building > AC units and only allows for configuration of those aspects and not whats > servered up on the web page. That is what I understood and so recommend the referral page on another (Windows) IIS server. -- Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP http://www.LearnQuick.Com (phone on web site) > "Greg Lindsay [MSFT]" wrote: > >> Hi Joe, >> >> You can probably do this within the configuration of the web server using >> host headers. I say "probably" because I don't know what HTTP Daemon you >> are >> using. >> >> What I would do is create a new A record, then map this hostname to the >> admin directory that you have shown below. Or, if you have no need of the >> default site, then just make the admin directory the default. By the way, >> since this is an admin site you should probably restrict it to HTTPS >> traffic >> only. Just a thought. >> >> I hope this helps. >> >> -- >> Greg Lindsay [MSFT] >> >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers >> no rights. >> >> "Joe S." <joecrew[ at ]news.postalias> wrote in message >> news:2097AF9F-D2DF-4760-98BA-A56AAD3CC996[ at ]microsoft.com... >> >I have a problem that I don't know if DNS is where to solve it. I have a >> >new >> > building AC system which can be managed from the network. I can only >> > change >> > the IP address of the controll unit, but the web page to manage the >> > unit >> > is >> > not the default. It's http://192.168.1.240/g-50/en/administrator.html >> > I >> > have >> > created an A record to replace the IP address, but I would like to know >> > if >> > there is a way to automatically redirect the A record to this specific >> > web >> > address? >> >> >>