"Darius" <Darius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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"David Wang [Msft]" wrote:

> This sounds like IE-behavior regarding how dottedIP address is classified.
>
> http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2005/07/04/Why_you_get_login_prompt_on_VS2005_with_Integrated_Auth.aspx
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> //David
> IIS
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> "Darius" <Darius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:168CCB94-4408-4DD2-98D4-8E35033CE90A@microsoft.com...
> I have an intranet web site running under IIS 6.0 on Server 2003 in a 2000
> AD
> Domain.
> For Directory Security I have ONLY Integrated Authenticaion enabled.
> If I browse to the site by IP, for example, http://192.168.1.2 I will be
> prompted to enter a username password and domain.
> If I make a HOST entry for the above IP or add it to DNS and browse to, for
> example, http://intranet the Intergrated Authentication works!
>
> I'm ok with this, but would really like to know why it works this way.
>
> Thanks in advanced!!
>
> DH
>
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