Well, the "correct supported" way is to use a different, and globally resolvable, name space for your internal infrastructure, and your external infrastructure.
Something like domain.net for internal and domain.com for external, if you can do that. Of course, trying to use http://domain.tld while at work will probably just hang, unless you install a dummy IIS instance on your DC with a redirect document, but http://www should work just fine, as should http://www.domain.tld. Kurt On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:37 AM, J- P <[email protected]> wrote: > Already did that, it will only load if I actually make the change in the > host file- > > I know it's because both the internal and external domains are of the same > name. > > many hits on G , but all have different methods, was looking for the AD > correct supported way > http://www.google.com/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=accessing+external+website+internally&oq=accessing+external+wen&gs_l=hp.3.0.0i13i30.43931.55613.0.57455.26.19.3.4.4.0.393.4667.0j3j14j2.19.0....0...1c.1.23.psy-ab..1.25.4384.iRAASJl9iiQ&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.49967636,d.dmg&fp=206ba46c2c3ca9&biw=1280&bih=654 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jean-Paul Natola > > > > ________________________________ > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:31:44 +0100 > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Access to website from inside WITHOUT host file > change > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Ipconfig /flushdns ? > > On 31 Jul 2013 18:28, "J- P" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I would like to know what is the proper way to have internal users of > domain.com access their externally hosted website of the same name > www.domain.com. > > my "work around" has been to add an entry in the host file of the pc with > the external (hosted website) IP such as this; > > 64.61.120.50 domain.com > > which was ok for one or two users, I would like to be able to do it without > this hack/mod. > > When I tried to add a www record in DNS (Active Directory) the browsers > never make it to the page- > > I believe* this is something "split-dns" related. > > Any pointers are appreciated. > > TIA > > >
