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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
Trying again - I got no responses to this a couple of weeks ago.
I have IIS 5.1 running on an XP Pro system which is networked with a number of other systems running XP home. All have SP2 and all other current updates. I use the XP Pro system to develop, publish and test Frontpage websites and ASP.NET code before uploading them to external sites. Everything works fine on that system - i.e. I can publish and browse to http://localhost/whatever and view and test my sites and code without problems. For various reasons, I would like to give the other networked systems browse access to at least some of the stuff published locally to the XP Pro system, but I cannot seem to find settings in Directory Security for the default Web Site on that system that work to permit this. The systems are all in the same workgroup and are already using File and Printer Sharing without problems. Everything is behind a NAT internet router, so I do not need security against attack - totally open access for the local network would be ideal. I would prefer the "remote" users not to have to log in to get access, but could tolerate this if it is unavoidable. Can anyone give me some help with this. Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
Try using IIS6, if I understand you correctly you will have better user
security control. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx -- William "Peter R. Fletcher" pfletch(at)fletchers(hyphen)uk.com wrote in message ... Trying again - I got no responses to this a couple of weeks ago. I have IIS 5.1 running on an XP Pro system which is networked with a number of other systems running XP home. All have SP2 and all other current updates. I use the XP Pro system to develop, publish and test Frontpage websites and ASP.NET code before uploading them to external sites. Everything works fine on that system - i.e. I can publish and browse to http://localhost/whatever and view and test my sites and code without problems. For various reasons, I would like to give the other networked systems browse access to at least some of the stuff published locally to the XP Pro system, but I cannot seem to find settings in Directory Security for the default Web Site on that system that work to permit this. The systems are all in the same workgroup and are already using File and Printer Sharing without problems. Everything is behind a NAT internet router, so I do not need security against attack - totally open access for the local network would be ideal. I would prefer the "remote" users not to have to log in to get access, but could tolerate this if it is unavoidable. Can anyone give me some help with this. Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
Thanks for the suggestion. However, unless I am missing something, I
would have to upgrade my OS to Server 2003 to get IIS6. I am a MSDN subscriber, so the $ cost of that upgrade, even in the long term, is not an issue, but the time and effort cost would be considerable, and I suspect that I have applications and hardware that are not compatible with the server OS. XP Pro does everything (else!) that I need, and I am sure that IIS 5.1 _can_ be configured to do what I want - I just don't know how! On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 02:14:26 -0800, "WTC" wrote: Try using IIS6, if I understand you correctly you will have better user security control. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
no you don't, I am using IIS 6 on XP. And I downloaded it free from
Microsoft. -- William "Peter R. Fletcher" pfletch(at)fletchers(hyphen)uk.com wrote in message ... Thanks for the suggestion. However, unless I am missing something, I would have to upgrade my OS to Server 2003 to get IIS6. I am a MSDN subscriber, so the $ cost of that upgrade, even in the long term, is not an issue, but the time and effort cost would be considerable, and I suspect that I have applications and hardware that are not compatible with the server OS. XP Pro does everything (else!) that I need, and I am sure that IIS 5.1 _can_ be configured to do what I want - I just don't know how! On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 02:14:26 -0800, "WTC" wrote: Try using IIS6, if I understand you correctly you will have better user security control. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
Here is a link to show you IIS 6 with XP Pro
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312504 -- William "Peter R. Fletcher" pfletch(at)fletchers(hyphen)uk.com wrote in message ... Thanks for the suggestion. However, unless I am missing something, I would have to upgrade my OS to Server 2003 to get IIS6. I am a MSDN subscriber, so the $ cost of that upgrade, even in the long term, is not an issue, but the time and effort cost would be considerable, and I suspect that I have applications and hardware that are not compatible with the server OS. XP Pro does everything (else!) that I need, and I am sure that IIS 5.1 _can_ be configured to do what I want - I just don't know how! On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 02:14:26 -0800, "WTC" wrote: Try using IIS6, if I understand you correctly you will have better user security control. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 18:04:04 GMT, Leythos wrote:
In article , "WTC" bcrawfordjr says... Here is a link to show you IIS 6 with XP Pro http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312504 This update has nothing to do with RUNNING IIS6 on a XP box. That update is only the IIS 6 manager interface, not IIS 6. Overview With IIS 6.0 Manager for Windows XP, administrators can remotely manage an IIS 6.0 server from a Windows XP Professional workstation. This tool only installs a snap-in for Microsoft Management Console and its associated DLLs and documentation; it does not install the complete IIS 6.0 server on your local computer. * This tool is available only in English. When installed on non- English editions of Windows XP, IIS 6.0 Manager, documentation, folders, and shortcuts appear as English-only. * After installation, IIS 6.0 Manager and IIS 5.1 Manager coexist in separate directories on the same computer. * Start the IIS 6.0 Manager after installation from the administrative tools folder in the Control Panel, not from the Computer Management console. If the IIS 5.1 Manager is also installed, it will appear in the Computer Management console, not the IIS 6.0 Manager. -- Thanks! That is what I had gathered, too. Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange. Peter R. Fletcher |
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Problems accessing Web Server on local network
Sorry about the confusion, I should have known better.
-- William "Leythos" wrote in message ... In article , "WTC" bcrawfordjr says... Here is a link to show you IIS 6 with XP Pro http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;312504 This update has nothing to do with RUNNING IIS6 on a XP box. That update is only the IIS 6 manager interface, not IIS 6. Overview With IIS 6.0 Manager for Windows XP, administrators can remotely manage an IIS 6.0 server from a Windows XP Professional workstation. This tool only installs a snap-in for Microsoft Management Console and its associated DLLs and documentation; it does not install the complete IIS 6.0 server on your local computer. * This tool is available only in English. When installed on non- English editions of Windows XP, IIS 6.0 Manager, documentation, folders, and shortcuts appear as English-only. * After installation, IIS 6.0 Manager and IIS 5.1 Manager coexist in separate directories on the same computer. * Start the IIS 6.0 Manager after installation from the administrative tools folder in the Control Panel, not from the Computer Management console. If the IIS 5.1 Manager is also installed, it will appear in the Computer Management console, not the IIS 6.0 Manager. -- -- (Remove 999 to reply to me) |
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