Re: default page

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From: Benjamin (Benjamin_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 22:37:05 -0800

yes you are correct, it is not a permissions issue. It does load fine on the
server in internet explorer but does not on a remote computer.

"Bernard" wrote:

> I'm confused :) if it's permission issue you will get 401.X error.
>
> try to browse it locally first, if it's working then try remote host.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bernard Cheah
> http://www.tryiis.com/
> http://support.microsoft.com/
> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
>
>
>
> "Benjamin" <Benjamin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F6A4102-7DCD-49A5-BEAE-7FC951DF9AF9@microsoft.com...
> > well maybe it was just a fluke or maybe I was actually in my VNC session
> > on
> > the server and didn't realize it. In any case it is no longer working
> > (that
> > is if it ever really did work)
> >
> > "Benjamin" wrote:
> >
> >> Well it is working now. I think the problem may have been that the
> >> internet
> >> guest account had no rights to the default site (I don't know why) when I
> >> gave it rights it still didn't work. but now about 5 min. later it is
> >> working, maybe it was just a delay or maybe it was a microsoft miracle.
> >> In
> >> any case I am happy and I can finally get to sleep tonight. Thanks for
> >> your
> >> help Jason and Bernard!
> >>
> >> "Jason Brown [MSFT]" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Ah, right. that clarifies things a little
> >> >
> >> > and if you type http://www.yoursite.com/ ? (note trailing slash)
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Jason Brown
> >> > Microsoft GTSC, IIS
> >> >
> >> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> > rights.
> >> >
> >> > "Benjamin" <Benjamin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:DF678F90-249F-4255-ABA9-81A9D096F531@microsoft.com...
> >> > > It is letting it through because if I manually type
> >> > > www.mysite.com/index.html
> >> > > it will load the page, but if I type www.mysite.com it will not
> >> > > default to
> >> > > any page what so ever even though I have it set up to.
> >> > >
> >> > > "Jason Brown [MSFT]" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> From that description, it sounds like there may be a firewall issue
> >> > >> to
> >> > >> me -
> >> > >> make sure that if windows firewall is on that it allows the HTTP
> >> > >> server
> >> > >> through.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> --
> >> > >> Jason Brown
> >> > >> Microsoft GTSC, IIS
> >> > >>
> >> > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> > >> rights.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> "Benjamin" <Benjamin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > >> news:71B2D17A-91B5-4BA7-A688-51FA8A92E680@microsoft.com...
> >> > >> > Nope still a no go. Funny thing when I right click on the site in
> >> > >> > IIS
> >> > >> > and
> >> > >> > select browse it brings up the default page, but when trying to
> >> > >> > access
> >> > >> > it
> >> > >> > from another computer over the web it doesn't load. Oh and thanks
> >> > >> > for
> >> > >> > the
> >> > >> > quick reply!
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > "Bernard" wrote:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >> Weird. Simple test. Copy the index.html to a new location. say
> >> > >> >> c:\test\
> >> > >> >> change the webroot point to c:\test, configure the default
> >> > >> >> document to
> >> > >> >> use
> >> > >> >> index.html
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >> try to browse again...
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >> --
> >> > >> >> Regards,
> >> > >> >> Bernard Cheah
> >> > >> >> http://www.tryiis.com/
> >> > >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/
> >> > >> >> http://www.msmvps.com/bernard/
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >> "Benjamin" <Benjamin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> > >> >> news:34B0C189-8679-48B6-996C-F0AD17C1917A@microsoft.com...
> >> > >> >> >I have IIS 6.0 running on a win 2k3 server. I was trying to set
> >> > >> >> >my
> >> > >> >> >default
> >> > >> >> > document for my site because it was showing the "under
> >> > >> >> > construction"
> >> > >> >> > page
> >> > >> >> > (iisstart.htm or something like that) so I put my index.htm in
> >> > >> >> > the
> >> > >> >> > site
> >> > >> >> > directory and added the file name to the default document list
> >> > >> >> > and
> >> > >> >> > gave
> >> > >> >> > it
> >> > >> >> > the highest priority. But now NOTHING loads for the default
> >> > >> >> > page.
> >> > >> >> > I
> >> > >> >> > even
> >> > >> >> > tried to use the iisstart.html again as the default and it
> >> > >> >> > doesn't
> >> > >> >> > load
> >> > >> >> > as
> >> > >> >> > the default now either. I have made sure the check box to
> >> > >> >> > enable a
> >> > >> >> > default
> >> > >> >> > document was checked. I can use a default document inside the
> >> > >> >> > site
> >> > >> >> > just
> >> > >> >> > fine. For instance say my site is www.mysite.com I want it to
> >> > >> >> > load
> >> > >> >> > index.htm
> >> > >> >> > automatically but it won't load any default page but it will
> >> > >> >> > load a
> >> > >> >> > default
> >> > >> >> > page for say www.mysite.com/web then it will load the index.htm
> >> > >> >> > or
> >> > >> >> > whatever
> >> > >> >> > the default page may be but it will not load a default page for
> >> > >> >> > the
> >> > >> >> > root
> >> > >> >> > of
> >> > >> >> > the site anymore. I have tried stoping the site and I even
> >> > >> >> > restarted
> >> > >> >> > the
> >> > >> >> > server and I still get nothing. This is becoming very
> >> > >> >> > frustrating,
> >> > >> >> > anyone
> >> > >> >> > know what I might have broken.
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >> >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>
>

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