To setup multiple websites (name based virtual hosting) with one IP: Server Configuration OS: Windows SBS 2003 SP2 Web Server: IIS 6.0 It is a Domain Controller It has one public IP 1. Create a Forward lookup DNS zone xyz.com a) Create an A record (Same as parent), so it will be pointing to xyz.com b) Create an Alias (CNAME) www, so it will be pointing to www.xyz.com 2. Register a domain xyz.com through a service provider and NS point to the server's IP (193.x.x.x). 3. Create a website with host header value i.e. xyz.com, www.xyz.com If second step is missing and in my network connection settings, I specify 193.x.x.x my Primary and only DNS server, will it work? Assume no firewall installed, nothing is blocked at present. The Name resolution is not working from a remote machine, on the server itself, it works fine.

Ok, let me reconstruct it: I want to setup multiple websites (name based virtual hosting) with one IP on my server: Server Configuration OS: Windows SBS 2003 SP2 Web Server: IIS 6.0 It is a Domain Controller It has one public IP 1. Get the DNS Server registered and then this can be set as DNS server of the domain names. Can it be the webserver machine itself? 2. Create a Forward lookup DNS zone xyz.com a) Create an A record (Same as parent), so it will be pointing to xyz.com b) Create an Alias (CNAME) www 3. Register a domain xyz.com through a service provider and NS point to the server's IP or FQDN. 4. Create a website with host header value i.e. xyz.com Question 1. Please tell me if this is the way I can host websites on my own server? Question 2. If first and second steps are missing and in my network connection settings, I specify x.x.x.x my Primary and only DNS server (on my workstation, a windows XP machine), will it work? Assume no firewall installed, nothing is blocked at present. At present the name resolution is not working from a remote machine, on the server itself, it works fine.

Ok, I got the solution, there is no need to setup DNS. Thanks to Ganesh who suggested this, the thread URL is: http://forums.iis.net/t/1154028.aspx Thanks to a friend of mine also in PULSAR KNOWLEDGE CENTRE, he too suggested the same. Suppose the website you want to point to your server is xyz.com, then in your domain control panel just change the "A" record, here enter the Public IP of your server. Then create a website on your server with host header value i.e. xyz.com and www.xyz.com. This way one can host any number of websites on a server with one IP.