301 redirect for IIS Windows Server?

[Navdeep]

hi all,
i am using windows IIS server for my website and i want to redirect a URL of a page. i read on the webmaster forum that 301 is the best option to redirect the pages and retaining the ranking at search engines.
I don't know how to redirect on IIS server, i know 301 redirect can be done using .htaccess file on Unix.
what is the method of 301 permanent redirect for IIS?

thanks
Navdeep

[Krapulator]

In internet services manager, right click on the file or folder you wish to redirect. Select the radio titled "a redirection to a URL". Enter the redirection page, check "The exact url entered above" and the "A permanent redirection for this resource". Click "Apply".

Viola!

[jaanis]

Will this work if you have multiple domains redirecting to one IP? Meaning I have 3 domains pointing to one IP and I only want the search engines to see one of them?

[Krapulator]

jaanis - yes you need to set up three seperate sites in your IIS manager and use this method to redirect two of them to the other one.

[jaanis]

Thanks!

[babynerd]

sorry to bring up an older post again but I am having some issues with this topic.

I have 3 domains all going to the same IP address as well as the same port how can I get IIS to redirect this. I tried what was suggested above but had no luck with the redirections.

[Krapulator]

Can you provide a little more info on how your sites are configured in IIS?

[jaanis]

No luck for me as yet either. I did the redirection and the engines are still seeing the old domain eveen after a update.

[bakedjake]

301s can take anywhere from 4 to 12 weeks to take effect. I always tell my clients 12 weeks.

Someone here (synergy maybe?) reported 10 weeks not long ago for his domain.

[jaanis]

I was not talking about a 301. I am talking about a redirection in IIS manager.

[babynerd]

4-12 weeks wow I didn't think it would be that long. maybe that is what I have to wait for.

as for the IIS setup

domain1.com
domain2.org
domain3.gov

are all in IIS manager and d1 and 2 should point to d3.

[bakedjake]

I am talking about a redirection in IIS manager.

Well, that's either a 302 or a 301 depending on whether you have the "permanent redirection for this resource" box checked or not.

[Krapulator]

Jaanis, are you saying that the redirection isn't working at all or just that the search engines haven't picked it up yet?

[jaanis]

I am saying the redirection is not working at all, sorry for the confusion.