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Host headers on Intranet
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| I have run across conflicting info in my study guides, books, and Microsoft's site. Here's the problem:
If you have three "intranet" web sites and set them to use headers, how do users find them?
A. Install modified Hosts file on the Server
B. Install modified Hosts file on all the clients
C. Install modified LMHost files on all the clients
D. Modify the WINS server
I would say B because host files hold IP addresses for FQDNs and each client has its own host file. WINS and LMHosts are for NetBIOS name resolution, not FQDNs. My text books (MS Solution providers---Sybex) support my answer but look at Microsoft below:
MS tech site: http://support.microsoft.com/suppor...N-US&SD=gn&FR=0 says this:
"If the computer is on an intranet (a private LAN that uses Internet technology), register it with the intranet's name resolution system, such as the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).
If the computer is on the Internet, register the host header name with the Domain Name System (DNS), which is administered by InterNic."
Now I am really confused. Any ideas? | |
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| Thats a tough one. IF microft site is corerct then asnswer c would be right. But in this case wouldn't you want the host file on the server(a)? | |
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| I was just going thru petri iis 4 questions and they have a similar questions and C is the correct answer on the petri exams at www.petri.co.il. It is in exam 1. | |
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| I believe the best result with least amount of administration would be the wins server. The url you provided supports this. LMhosts and hosts files are to static in nature and since this question doesn't specify much concerning config, fastest, easiest, and less involved management concerned answer would be best. Remember it is what microsoft thinks that is important.
Another url for reference http://support.microsoft.com/suppor...s/Q228/7/60.ASP
pay note to the caution provided in the article.
I would go with "d" | |
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| I am going to change my opinion on this after further research.
I go with c as well.
The following article makes it sound very implicit that lmhosts be used with IIS 4 and administering the server over the internet. If it will already be there then it would have to be assumed that lmhosts would be the easiest method.
http://support.microsoft.com/suppor...s/Q142/8/50.asp
To connect to a Windows NT server running Internet Information Server, NetBIOS name resolution is required. The easiest way to set up name resolution between two machines is to create an LMHOSTS file.
according to MS.
Whether this is explicitly for the administration thereof or if it is required regardless, i would lean toward answer c.
But then again, this is reverting back to a static environment. Sybex recommends not using hosts files (i would assume lmhosts as well) unless a DNS (or wins) server is unavailable.
Where the question infers intranet the answer has to be c or d. The poison you pick is up to you
Of course the above article is IIS 1.0 so it may be different for 4.0
More references http://support.microsoft.com/suppor...s/Q143/1/90.asp
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| C does seem more on this from the sites I see posted. On petri the question he had was like this on and a lmhost file was the correct answer. Looking thru another book they seem to say the same that the lmhost file is correct. But we are dealing with microsoft, so who knows until the test. | |
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| I'll go with HOSTS file on this one. Hosts file is used for name resolution using the hierarchical host naming structure. LMHOSTS file is mainly for flat structured NetBIOS names.
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It's not as if LMHOSTS and WINS won't work! They will because on an Intranet you can access sites using NetBIOS names, but HOSTS is more consistent where FQDNs are registered. | |
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| still from what they ask here "c" would be correct. adding host file would do the trick but for this very question for the test c would be correct. I was a little bit leaning towards a but after looking at a few sample questions c should be correct. But as stated no one knows until you see it on the test..just my 2 cents worth. hope to take the test in 2 weeks. so trying to get in as much as possible.. |
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