Hi All,

Basically I have a site hosted on an ubuntu server and I need another site hosted on my Windows server 2008 (due to .NET requirements etc) so I was wondering how I can access both these sites externally with the 1 IP address? I have a domain already pointed to my ubuntu server site, but I was wondering if I can create a virtual host in my ubuntu box to point to my Windows box? Or vice verser with IIS? Or do I have to configure dns on the ubuntu box to forward requests for the windows site name to the windows box?

Thanks in advance.

unless you have a static ip, you cannot setup a dns server accessible to the net. The only way, I can think of would be to run on a different port.

I do have a static IP.

Temporarily I'm using port 443 for my windows website and 80 for the linux one, but I'm sure there's another way.

dns would be the way to go

Yes but how? If I only have port 80 forwarded to the Ubuntu web server and I configure DNS on that, would I add a record associating the domain I want to use with the Windows website to the windows private IP?

that my friend is where my knowledge of the subject ends... I have setup dns localy, but never had the web point to one. So I have to refer you to some online info. I just did a quick google search on the topic. You may have to do a little looking yourself also, but this should get you pointed in the right direction:

http://forums.devshed.com/dns-36/bet...uh-141940.html

This looks like a pretty comprehensive howto; various solns are shown: http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/ApacheRedirect.html

Right so create vhosts on the linux webserver and create that html file which I can set to redirect to the private IP of my windows web server?