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FAQ 30: How can I redirect to an existing website?

Category: Initial setup | Updated: 6/5/2010 3:27:09 PM | Read: 5254 (Last: 9/5/2010 1:08:26 PM)


You want clients to be directed to a website that already exists, rather than an IP address.

Cause

DNS cannot resolve requests to a URL, only to an IP address. The value for RedirectIP= in dnsredir.ini must be an IP address.

Some websites are not accessible by IP address directly, the server is using host headers to serve multiple websites on a single IP address (most shared hosting companies do this).

Resolution

Follow the instructions as described under Readme: Hosted Pages, extracting one of the examples below to the site's root folder.

welcome -outside redirect with top message.zip
In welcome.asp change the 14th line to the URL of your choice.
This method is suggested for hotels and other organizations that require the guest/client be redirected to their corporate website before surfing the Internet.

welcome -outside redirect.zip
In welcome.asp change the 2nd, 12th, and 19th lines to the URL of your choice.



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