Changing IP of a WSS 3.0 Site
I have created an WSS 3.0 Site on an unassigned ip with port no 101. And i have created some other services like shared service and search service associated to this site or IP.
But as i have to make this site viewable publicaly i had to assign Specific IP and port no 80 so i have moved it to my server IP and port 80.
So now the problem is that in the central administration page i am not able to see the site with the changed IP. And even the folders under the document library pointing to the same old IP. I have tried to create some new fodlers after changing the IP but even the new folders are pointing to the same old IP.
So can anybody help me out how to change the IP of a site in central administration page so that my old files and folders works fine?
Regards
neel.
Sunil, I somehow keep finding your threads....
After you make the change, you have to reset IIS, or you are using a cached version of the application. When you set up the site, did you set it up with an IP for the address, or with a host header? If you used a host header, you should be able to change the value in the IIS settings for the application. DNS, will resolve requests to the IP specififed in the DNS entry for the host. When received by SharePoint, the header will be present containing the host name, and IIS will call the correct application from there. If this doesnt work, use STSADM to back up your site using -backup parameter. Rebuild the site "shell" from Central Admin using the host header, and then restore the backed up site to that new location. If you do not have a DNS record pointing to the server for a specific host name, you can set a static host entry in the Hosts file, located by default in %SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc
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John Angelini
