I am moving websites to a new server.

How do I address websites on the new server before the names servers are
transferred? For example, if the new server's IP address is 88.208.210.218
and the website is www.upperbridge.co.uk.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Hi
Can you be more especific?
What are you trying to do?

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I hope that the information above s you

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator

"Roger Withnell" <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35789D26-BA10-421F-BB36-ACB3B758039F@microsoft.com...
>I am moving websites to a new server.
>
> How do I address websites on the new server before the names servers are
> transferred? For example, if the new server's IP address is
> 88.208.210.218
> and the website is www.upperbridge.co.uk.
>
> Thanking you in anticipation.

I am moving all my websites from their current server to a new server. I can
set up the DNS, IIS, mail and database links on the new server and upload the
pages. I would like to test each website on the new server before changing
the name servers.

How can I address the website on the new server from a client browser before
changing the name servers?

"Jorge Silva" wrote:

> Hi
> Can you be more especific?
> What are you trying to do?
>
> --
> I hope that the information above s you
>
> Good Luck
> Jorge Silva
> MCSA
> Systems Administrator
>
> "Roger Withnell" <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:35789D26-BA10-421F-BB36-ACB3B758039F@microsoft.com...
> >I am moving websites to a new server.
> >
> > How do I address websites on the new server before the names servers are
> > transferred? For example, if the new server's IP address is
> > 88.208.210.218
> > and the website is www.upperbridge.co.uk.
> >
> > Thanking you in anticipation.
>
>
>

In news:11FBC6F1-F9A5-4CF7-A4CB-74CA6B113D30@microsoft.com,
Roger Withnell <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I am moving all my websites from their current server to a new
> server. I can set up the DNS, IIS, mail and database links on the
> new server and upload the pages. I would like to test each website
> on the new server before changing the name servers.
>
> How can I address the website on the new server from a client browser
> before changing the name servers?

http://88.208.210.218 ?




>
> "Jorge Silva" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> Can you be more especific?
>> What are you trying to do?
>>
>> --
>> I hope that the information above s you
>>
>> Good Luck
>> Jorge Silva
>> MCSA
>> Systems Administrator
>>
>> "Roger Withnell" <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:35789D26-BA10-421F-BB36-ACB3B758039F@microsoft.com...
>>> I am moving websites to a new server.
>>>
>>> How do I address websites on the new server before the names
>>> servers are transferred? For example, if the new server's IP
>>> address is
>>> 88.208.210.218
>>> and the website is www.upperbridge.co.uk.
>>>
>>> Thanking you in anticipation.

If I enter http://88.208.210.218 I get a "Site under construction" page.

I have set up several websites on the new server that has an IP address of
88.308.210.218. How do I look at from a client browser a specific website
without changing the name servers to this new server?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> In news:11FBC6F1-F9A5-4CF7-A4CB-74CA6B113D30@microsoft.com,
> Roger Withnell <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> > I am moving all my websites from their current server to a new
> > server. I can set up the DNS, IIS, mail and database links on the
> > new server and upload the pages. I would like to test each website
> > on the new server before changing the name servers.
> >
> > How can I address the website on the new server from a client browser
> > before changing the name servers?
>
> http://88.208.210.218 ?
>
>
>
>
> >
> > "Jorge Silva" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >> Can you be more especific?
> >> What are you trying to do?
> >>
> >> --
> >> I hope that the information above s you
> >>
> >> Good Luck
> >> Jorge Silva
> >> MCSA
> >> Systems Administrator
> >>
> >> "Roger Withnell" <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message news:35789D26-BA10-421F-BB36-ACB3B758039F@microsoft.com...
> >>> I am moving websites to a new server.
> >>>
> >>> How do I address websites on the new server before the names
> >>> servers are transferred? For example, if the new server's IP
> >>> address is
> >>> 88.208.210.218
> >>> and the website is www.upperbridge.co.uk.
> >>>
> >>> Thanking you in anticipation.
>
>
>
>

Roger Withnell wrote:
> I am moving all my websites from their current server to a new
> server. I can set up the DNS, IIS, mail and database links on the
> new server and upload the pages. I would like to test each website
> on the new server before changing the name servers.
>
> How can I address the website on the new server from a client browser
> before changing the name servers?

Unless you can use a different set of name servers, for the client that
provides the new server's IP address, the only way is to add the name and
new IP to the hosts file off the client you are testing from.

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Sorry, Kevin, this newby to servers doesn't understand your reply.

Perhaps best by example. currently rootsdevelopment.co.uk is operating on
server with name servers ns1 (and ns2).livedns.co.uk. I have a new server
with name servers ns1 (and ns2).upperbridge.co.uk, whose IP address is
88.208.210.218.

I have set up rootsdevelopment.co.uk on 88.208.210.218 and would like to
test it before changing this domains name servers to nsX.upperbridge.co.uk.

I do not have other name servers. How do I set up rootsdevelopment.co.uk on
88.208.210.218 so that I can test it from a client browser?

Thanking you in anticipation.

"Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]" wrote:

> Roger Withnell wrote:
> > I am moving all my websites from their current server to a new
> > server. I can set up the DNS, IIS, mail and database links on the
> > new server and upload the pages. I would like to test each website
> > on the new server before changing the name servers.
> >
> > How can I address the website on the new server from a client browser
> > before changing the name servers?
>
> Unless you can use a different set of name servers, for the client that
> provides the new server's IP address, the only way is to add the name and
> new IP to the hosts file off the client you are testing from.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]
> Hope This s
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>

Roger Withnell wrote:
> Sorry, Kevin, this newby to servers doesn't understand your reply.
>
> Perhaps best by example. currently rootsdevelopment.co.uk is
> operating on server with name servers ns1 (and ns2).livedns.co.uk. I
> have a new server with name servers ns1 (and ns2).upperbridge.co.uk,
> whose IP address is
> 88.208.210.218.
>
> I have set up rootsdevelopment.co.uk on 88.208.210.218 and would like
> to test it before changing this domains name servers to
> nsX.upperbridge.co.uk.
>
> I do not have other name servers. How do I set up
> rootsdevelopment.co.uk on
> 88.208.210.218 so that I can test it from a client browser?

Temporarily change your client's DNS in TCP/IP properties, to
88.208.201.208.
I've echecked the server and it is answering authoritatively for
rootsdevelopment.co.uk.

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This is because of your IIS configuration. There are 3 ways to resolve a
web site in IIS:

1. host headers
2. port
3. IP address

Since you said you have several web sites set up and you access them all via
one IP address, I am going to assume you are using host headers. See the
link below.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...c62b1f6c0.mspx

If you have set up the path to each of your web sites beneath the default
IIS home page, then you should be able to get to them by simply adding the
directory (http://88.208.210.218/foo/)

However, it's possible that you have the directories somewhere else that
isn't viewable by simply digging down a directory or two. I think you can
get around this by using virtual directories. See this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...2c21483dd.mspx

--
Greg Lindsay [MSFT]
greg.lindsay@microsoft.com

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

"Roger Withnell" <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> If I enter http://88.208.210.218 I get a "Site under construction" page.
>
> I have set up several websites on the new server that has an IP address of
> 88.308.210.218. How do I look at from a client browser a specific website
> without changing the name servers to this new server?
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> In news:11FBC6F1-F9A5-4CF7-A4CB-74CA6B113D30@microsoft.com,
>> Roger Withnell <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>> > I am moving all my websites from their current server to a new
>> > server. I can set up the DNS, IIS, mail and database links on the
>> > new server and upload the pages. I would like to test each website
>> > on the new server before changing the name servers.
>> >
>> > How can I address the website on the new server from a client browser
>> > before changing the name servers?
>>
>> http://88.208.210.218 ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > "Jorge Silva" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >> Can you be more especific?
>> >> What are you trying to do?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> I hope that the information above s you
>> >>
>> >> Good Luck
>> >> Jorge Silva
>> >> MCSA
>> >> Systems Administrator
>> >>
>> >> "Roger Withnell" <RogerWithnell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message news:35789D26-BA10-421F-BB36-ACB3B758039F@microsoft.com...
>> >>> I am moving websites to a new server.
>> >>>
>> >>> How do I address websites on the new server before the names
>> >>> servers are transferred? For example, if the new server's IP
>> >>> address is
>> >>> 88.208.210.218
>> >>> and the website is www.upperbridge.co.uk.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanking you in anticipation.
>>
>>
>>
>>