authentication varies based on web address

From: Dushan Bilbija (dbilbija_at_msn.com)
Date: 06/21/04


Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:45:35 -0700

ok, this is weird (and annoying)

i changed the deault document in the default web site... and now my
authentication is all screwed up. changing it back didn't help.

when browsing from the server itself

 - if i type in localhost, i'm ok
 - if i type in the machine name, i'm ok
 - if i type in the dns name (coolname.mydomain.com), i get the user login
screen (username, pwd and domain). if i click "ok" with NOTHING ENTERED, it
passes me through. after that, every page requires me to reclick the blank
login screen. plus, this directory is enabled for anonymous access... so
what's the dealy-o?

when browing from a machine in our domain
 - if i type in the machine name, i'm ok
 - if i type in the dns name (coolname.mydomain.com), i get the user login
screen. if i click "ok" with NOTHING ENTERED, it passes me through. after
that, every page requires me to reclick the blank login screen.

when browsing from a machine in another domain
 - if i type in the machine name, i'm ok
 - if i type in the dns name (coolname.mydomain.com), i get the user login
screen. THIS ONE WORKS, THOUGH. it's not the 3 text box login screen
(username, pwd, domain), it's the 2 text box login screen (username, pwd).
if i click ok with nothing entered, it fails... as it should. if i type in
my login (mydomain\me), it works... as it should

ummm... what the?

i would have been better off uninstalling iis completely, deleting the
directories and reinstalling it... i've spent 3 hours on this already.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

dushan bilbija



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