Re: All advice welcome!

From: Martyn Fewtrell (mfewtrell@networkclub.co.uk)
Date: 10/17/02 

From: "Martyn Fewtrell" <mfewtrell@networkclub.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:32:53 +0100

For the benefit of anybody who is interested I have discovered that the
problem was within the file security settings. The new machine installed
with "simple file sharing" which I assume prevented the windows
authentication for working on IIS. Once I switched to the traditional NT
security settings all started working as normal. 

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Martyn Fewtrell
mfewtrell@networkclub.co.uk
http://www.networkclub.co.uk
"Martyn Fewtrell" <mfewtrell@networkclub.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e8R4qY6cCHA.1424@tkmsftngp10...
> Thanks for your advice, enabling basic authentication seems to have solved
> the issue.
>
> I am a little confused as to why my existing two workstations appear to
work
> using the integrated Windows method when they are on the same workgroup
> running under the same circumstance.  Incidentally the username/password
> account set up is the same across both of the XP machines and they are
both
> within the same workgroup so in theory and as you had advised I had
expected
> the integrated windows option to work.
>
> Either way thanks for the advice.
>
> --
> Martyn Fewtrell
> mfewtrell@networkclub.co.uk
>
> http://www.networkclub.co.uk
>
>
>
> "IT Community" <it-community.online@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:jrof37rcCHA.1496@cpmsftngxa09...
> > You wrote:
> > | I'm running a small network of three workstations established as a
> > | workgroup.  I have one Windows 2000 machine with IIS running, one
> Windows
> > XP
> > | Pro machine with IIS5 running and the third machine (the problem)
> running
> > | Windows XP with IIS5.  Both XP machines have the .NET framework
> installed.
> > |
> > | The intention was to use the third machine as a development server to
> take
> > | away some of the stress from my two workstations, ease backing up etc.
> > |
> > | Using either FrontPage 2000 or Visual Studio .NET I can log on to edit
> web
> > | sites on both the first two workstations from any of the others by
> > supplying
> > | the administrator password for that machine.  I can log on to edit a
web
> > | site on the new machine from FrontPage 2000 installed on that machine
> but
> > | when I try to log on to edit a web site on the new machine from one of
> the
> > | other workstations, the username/password is rejected (the
administrator
> > | username/password for the third machine).
> >
> > Response:
> > 1. Since this is a workgroup environment, there is no centralized
account
> > database as it is in a domain. You need to add intended users on all
> > machines. These machines also need to have the same workgroup name to be
> > visible to one another.
> > 2. The administrator account you are currently logging in on a local
> > machine will not work when trying to publish/access to a remote server.
> > Your options are either using the same password for the administrator
> > account on all machine, this will make Integrated Windows which is one
of
> > the default IIS authentication methods work transparently. Or Enable
BASIC
> > authentication and disable Integrated Windows authentication method,
which
> > will cause an authentication prompt when accessing a remote machine.
> >
> > Hope this clarify some for you.
> >
> > Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is an online
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> > name for newsgroup participation only.
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> > You assume all risk for your use.
> >
> > Windows XP SP1
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.as
> > p
> >
> > Windows 2000 SP3
> > http://microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/default.asp
> >
> > Resources to secure IIS:
> > Q282060 Resources for Securing Internet Information Services
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q282060
> >
> > Microsoft IIS Bookstore: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=8279
> >
> > TechNet Security Best Practices:
> >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
> > bestprac/default.asp
> >
> >
>
>