Re: Cannot find server or DNS error

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Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:47:08 +1000

If the webserver is on Sienna, turn off the firewall on Sienna. That
firewall will be blocking *inbound* connections to the webserver on Sienna.

Cheers
Ken

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"brianmwood" <brianmwood@email.msn.com> wrote in message 
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:I tried router settings. I turned off the XP firewall in "bigguy". I
: disconnected the router and tried a hub with direct connections between 
the
: PCs with no Internet at all. I tried two other PCs. I found some bogus
: settings in the IIS setup and fixed them (now using
: IUSR_MACHINENAME\SIENNA1" which is part of the Guests users. All appears
: normal, but still no luck.
:
: I think it might be a config problem in the XPe setup. I see "Connected,
: Firewalled" in the network settings, but it won't let me turn it off.
:
: Brian
:
: "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
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: > Name resolution seems to be fine, and networking seems to be fine (e.g.
: > file
: > and print sharing). So something else must be blocking traffic destined
: > for
: > port 80 on Sienna.
: >
: > A firewall of some kind seems to be the most likely culprit. If you
: > temporarily disable the firewall on Sienna completely, does everything
: > start
: > working? If so, then this is where you need to target your
: > troubleshooting,
: > since the firewall configuration is what's stopping the traffic.
: >
: > Cheers
: > Ken
: >
: > -- 
: > Blog: www.adopenstatic.com/cs/blogs/ken/
: > Web: www.adopenstatic.com
: >
: >
: > "brianmwood" <brianmwood@email.msn.com> wrote in message
: > news:uWoZsrdSFHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
: > : On XP Pro, trying to access a web page (a simple "hello world" type of
: > : default.htm page) located in C:\inetpub\wwwroot on an XPe machine on 
the
: > : same LAN. XPe PC name is "SIENNA1", at 192.168.0.100. The other,
: > "Bigguy"
: > is
: > : at 192.168.0.101. Both are able to access the internet via IE6. Both 
can
: > see
: > : each other's files in My Network Places, although I have to actually 
log
: > on
: > : from Bigguy by entering a valid login to SIENNA1 using an account name
: > and
: > : password that has been set up. I can ping SIENNA1 and FTP to it from
: > bigguy.
: > :
: > : However, I cannot telnet to SIENNA1 from bigguy, nor can I see my web
: > page,
: > : even with the use of port 80 explicitly.
: > :
: > : IIS *is* running. If I type http://sienna1 from SIENNA1, I see the
: > served
: > : web page just fine, same as if I use the explicit IP address.
: > :
: > : I have checked router settings and also tried to explicitly allow TCP
: > port
: > : 80 on the Sienna from bigguy (XP Pro firewall enabled). No Antivirus
: > : software is currently running because Norton's Common Client App is
: > crashing
: > : all the time.
: > :
: > : Any ideas?
: > :
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
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