How to open sites from same network?

Question

I have setup few websites on IIS 7.5.

All are working fine.

I have set binding for all sites like
1. http www.example.com 80 unassigned (http://www.example.com)
2. http example.com 80 unassigned (http://example.com)
3. http 80 unassigned (http://localhost/)

Now if I try 1 and 2 I get router page, because I am on same network as my server. (that's ok) From outside network its working fine.

To view website I use http://server-name/ and it works because of binding no. 3.

Now 3rd binding i.e. localhost can only be set on one website on IIS.

I need that I will be able to access all my sites from local. Maybe Like:
http://server-name/site1
http:// server-name/site2

Please let me know how can I do this in one or the other way?

Answer 1

I know of three ways to do this:

1. Modify your local hosts file. Modify your hosts file (in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) to put 'example.com' on the internal IP address.
2. Use split DNS. Change the internal DNS server to serve up example.com on an internal address instead of the external address.
3. Use a separate domain. Set up new sites on new names (example-internal.com or internal.example.com for instance) that you then enter into your internal DNS using the internal IP address.

All of these will allow you to use name-based virtual hosts from inside your network.