Serve public URL for users outside of network and internal URL for users within network (AAM)

Question

Hi All,

I am working on a single server Sharepoint 2010 setup. I implemented the functionality for several internal URLs to map to one public URL but for users within the network as the live server, they get various errors with pages failing to load.

Is it possible to set a rule that users within the same network are served the internal url but users outside of the network are served the public url (as is the case right now)? Is this down to DNS or AAM?

Thanks

Answer 1

I would say its a matter of both DNS and AAM. For internal users setup DNS record on internal server like http://portal which points to your sharepoint, for external users setup another record like http://portal.company.com

then configure AAM for your web aplication and enter http://portal.company.com as a public URL. Also you should configure your firewall/proxy to forward original header to sharepoint (TMG 2010 might be one of the good choices).

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/Video/ff679917

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Marek Chmel, WBI Systems (MCTS, MCITP, MCT, CCNA)
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Answer 2

Hi,

I'd say it could be to both depending on your architecture/infrastructure.

AAM does nothing but translating, and DNS is where it comes to public url.  So you may have http://internalurl for your internal network, but to work for the outside world it should be a valid domain name, and you can configure the translation in AAM with the correct mappings for intranet/extranet/internet zones.

Check this link http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/fromthefield/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=8  and it may help you.

Cheers,