Browse sites hosted on local intranet

[dtrotter]

I have searched and not been able to find exactly what I am looking for. Maybe I have been too impatient or overlooked the answer, so sorry in advance if that is the case.

I have 10 hosted domains using the latest version of ISPConfig on Ubuntu 7.10. Everything is working well for external access, but I am unable to browse the sites internally since everything is behind a firewall. I am automatically redirected to the Shared IP site. I was hoping to check the site status by going to: http://192-server-ip/~sitename/index.html

Thanks in advance.

dtrotter

[falko]

You cannot use IP addresses in the browser's address bar since ISPConfig configures name-based vhosts.

This link might help you: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...s+file+windows

[dtrotter]

I know that it creates name based virtual hosts, but I was hoping there was a way I could accomplish this with a supplemental configuration or something.

Thank you for your response though, and have a good one!

dtrotter

[newmember]

You need a split DNS.

Internally you will have:

192.168.1.100 www.website1.com
192.168.1.100 www.website2.com
192.168.1.100 www.website3.com
192.168.1.100 www.website4.com
192.168.1.100 www.website5.com
192.168.1.100 www.website6.com
192.168.1.100 www.website7.com
192.168.1.100 www.website8.com
192.168.1.100 www.website9.com
192.168.1.100 www.website10.com

You can try this by added the lines above (with your domains and IP address) to your 'hosts' file on your windows xp computer. Then try the websites to your browser.

[dtrotter]

I can't believe I didnt even think of that! It is perfect and exactly what I wanted to accomplish. Thanks!

dtrotter