Re: cannot 'start' web site

From: Kristofer Gafvert (kgafvert_at_NEWSilopia.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:09:45 +0100

Probably DNS. Do you access it using www.something.com ? 

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"steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B96D8E80-177C-4BF3-9ED9-72FE31B56802@microsoft.com...
> Thanks kristofer
>
> have done as you suuggested and the web site now runs.
>
> Problem now is that my browser 'cannot find server'; when I access the
site. I guess I need to enter the name of the site somwhere for resolution.
is this in DNS or WINS? I am using an intranet.
>
>      ----- Kristofer Gafvert wrote: -----
>
>      Hello,
>
>      I am almost completely sure that your problem is that you have 2
websites,
>      listening on the same port, and without using host headers. And that
is your
>      problem. Can you please verify that you have two websites on this
machine,
>      and that you have taken no action to distinguish them?
>
>      If this is true, follow this KB Article, and your problem will be
solved in
>      no time:
>
>      "HOW TO: Use Host Header Names to Host Multiple Sites from One IP
Address in
>      IIS 5.0"
>      http://support.microsoft.com/?id=190008
>
>      -- 
>      Regards,
>      Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
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>
>      "steve j" <stevejamieson123@aol.com> wrote in message
>      news:80688052-6448-4815-A205-6963AD4AF97B@microsoft.com...
>      > I have a W 2000 server running IIS 5.0
>      > I set it up over a year ago and now I think I have forgotten some
detail
>      > I have just added a new web site - the site being on the same
machine.
>      > I went thru the same process that I can remember from last time.
>      > However the new site is showing as 'stopped'. When I right click
and
>      select start I get the following error message
>      >    "A duplicate name exists on the network"
>      > The web site name is unique as is the path name to its location.
>      > The other web sites which I set up a while back are fine
>      >> Any ideas as to what is set incorrectly?
>      >>>

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