How to add intranet sites to DNS cache?

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Hi all,

I'm hosting a site for my team in my LAN, for which my team mates should type my hosting server IP address in the web browser, example:

http://192.168.134.213:78/testteam/

This is really hectic to type the ip address always, is there anyway where i can create a site name mapping to hosting server ip address which will allow my team mates to type only the site name instead of ipaddress. example:

http://testteam

I guess there is something to be done with DNS cache... but not sure..
Pls help..

PS: OS used is windows XP. I have access only to my hosting server (windows).

2

In Windows XP your team mates can add this line:

192.168.134.213 testteam

to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

3

Thanks bartus11. Many of them are hesitating to touch files under System32 and you see i cannot force them, moreover its a team of 30+ members. Is there any other approach ?

4

Do you have local DNS server running in your LAN?

5

yes. command "ipconfig /all" displays the DNS server ip address.

6

Then you have to ask that DNS server admin to add proper record.

7

okay. One more quick question:
Say if there is no LAN DNS server then will all request for local intranet sites access hit the global DNS server and come back ?

8

Yes, then DNS queries go to some external DNS server. You should recognize if the DNS server address from ipconfig /all belongs to your organization or not.