"Markus" <Mar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hallo
>
> I hope some on can help me i have installed the IIS part of windows XP and
> i
> setup a website on it and it works fine but to access it the other people
> in
> my company need to know the machine name for it. So what i would like to
> do
> is setup an easy URL for the people to use. Is this possible and if so how
>
> Any help would be great
> Regards
> Markus
>

> The easiest way I can think of right off the top of my head would be to put
> an alias record in your company DNS server with a "friendly" name that
> points to your computer.  Then users could access the web site using:
>
> http://friendlyname/
>
> instead of:
>
> http://yourcomputername/
>
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]  rghar***@gmail.com
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>
> "Markus" <Mar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C754DCF7-4BAF-41B5-BACF-F262E1B5D838@microsoft.com...
> > Hallo
> >
> > I hope some on can help me i have installed the IIS part of windows XP and
> > i
> > setup a website on it and it works fine but to access it the other people
> > in
> > my company need to know the machine name for it. So what i would like to
> > do
> > is setup an easy URL for the people to use. Is this possible and if so how
> >
> > Any help would be great
> > Regards
> > Markus
> >
>
>
>

"Markus" <Mar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks
>
> The problem is i can not get to the Company's DNS server is there i way i
> can enter it from the XP machine to add it to the DNS server
>
> Regards
> Markus
>
> "Richard G. Harper" schrieb:
>
>> The easiest way I can think of right off the top of my head would be to
>> put
>> an alias record in your company DNS server with a "friendly" name that
>> points to your computer.  Then users could access the web site using:
>>
>> http://friendlyname/
>>
>> instead of:
>>
>> http://yourcomputername/
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]  rghar***@gmail.com
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * for the benefit of all.  Private mail is usually not replied to.
>> * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "Markus" <Mar***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C754DCF7-4BAF-41B5-BACF-F262E1B5D838@microsoft.com...
>> > Hallo
>> >
>> > I hope some on can help me i have installed the IIS part of windows XP
>> > and
>> > i
>> > setup a website on it and it works fine but to access it the other
>> > people
>> > in
>> > my company need to know the machine name for it. So what i would like
>> > to
>> > do
>> > is setup an easy URL for the people to use. Is this possible and if so
>> > how
>> >
>> > Any help would be great
>> > Regards
>> > Markus
>> >
>>
>>
>>