I currently have 2 web sites on 2 different servers: 1 ssl and 1 non-ssl sites. I am planning to move the ssl site to the non-ssl server which is a Windows 2003, IIS6 box. I figure I would setup the 2 sites using 2 different virtual directories. 1) Do I export and then import the certifica...more >>

Is it safe to use the public IP of a server as a relay in IIS? I'm testing the SMTP server in IIS. A web app on this server needs to be able to send email. The only way I've got it to work so far is by going into Default SMTP Virtual Server Properties > Relay Restrictions > selecting "Only th...more >>

I am working on a shopping cart website and for that I need SSL. The problem is that I don't know how to install SSL. Is it possible to download it from a website or do I need to buy it.If I have to buy it then from where can I buy it from and how much it costs? Any information about SSL will ...more >>

Hello! I have for a long time used the line: Set FS=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") in my ASP code. Suddenly one day this week it stopped working and I now get the error: Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3' Server.CreateObject Failed If I add the IUsr_<Compute...more >>

Hi all, I have a strange problem here. I have only two IP's and I need SSL on different web sites so I have configured one web site to use the port 444 for SSL. It's seems to work fine, when I'm on my desktop I connect to the web site using https it works fine, but on another computer when ...more >>

I have changed IIS to point to my default location (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\oursite\), changed the default document to default.aspx (my default doc), allowed HTTP traffic in the XP Firewall settings, allowed anonymous access in IIS. Why can't I get to my site via the IP address (http://209.183.x...more >>

I am trying to set up a secure connection for my SMTP server. However, when I try to send messages, I get the following error message: The certificate's CN name does not match the passed value. How do I create the correct certificate? server name: main.megaheights.net I am using an e-m...more >>

I have created a vitual directory "Financials" on internal web server which is using IWA to access excel spreadsheets. When a user with NTFS full permissions accesses directory all files open. When a user with Read & Execute, List Folder Contents and Read access opens the web folder the fold...more >>

Today is the first time I've tried configuring a few sites with a cert and discovered that its not all that simple, I was under the assumption that its much like standard http on port 80 where it allows you to share the same IP by specifying a host headers with https on port 443 however it is ...more >>

Can someone tell me how to stop logging localhost or particular IP addresses in IIS 5.1? Also, anyway way to block IP addresses with IIS 5.1 short of the Windows Firewall or a hardware firewall? Thx! ...more >>

Hi, I read the post and response about xmlrpc hanging. I do not have that problem but I have seen this message in my IIS 6.0 logs. Since the IP addresses are getting a 404 error, I think I am ok. Since I am new to IIS, I just want to make sure a virus has not infected our webserver. Thanks...more >>

Hi, I am running Windows 2000 server with IIS 5.0 SP4, which is hosting a website which requires digest authentication. Recently the website has stopped working. I have noticed that the "Digest Authentication" box is now greyed out. I am able to browse active directory from the server and hav...more >>

The machine is Win2k3 SP1 with IIS 6.0. Suppose I have a website siteName.companyName.com. Internal clients should be able to access the website as follows: http:/siteName/ External clients should access the website using SSL as follows: https:/siteName.companyName.com I believe I ne...more >>

Can anybody point me to Metabase Explorer and SSL Diagnostics versions that recognize SSL host headers in IIS 6.0? Thank you. ...more >>

We have an ASP.NET application that attempts to access an Excel file located on a remote file server. This always results in a logon error, but if we move the Excel file locally to the IIS server, we are able to access it without a problem. We are running on an IIS 6/Windows 2003 server and...more >>

Hi! Here's a good one for all ya'll IIS experts out there! How is the CRL distributed from the CA to the PKI-clients in IIS? Push? Pull? Combination? Is this possible to configure in your PKI solution? /Magnus - NoopMan ;~) ...more >>