Question

i have a web app that runs locally on our network. the way users access it is by going to myserver:80/site/default.aspx

i reconfigured the settings to display the website to the internet.

the way i am accessing it now is:

ipaddress/site/default.aspx

and getting the following error:

Server Error in '/' Application.

The resource cannot be found.

Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.  Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly. 

Requested URL: /site/default.aspx

so it seems as if it does see the site, but the site does not want to grant access?

what am i doing wrong?

edit if the consensus is that it doesnt actually see the webpage. then again i would like to know what i am doing wrong

Answer 1

You need to edit the host header bindings in IIS for your website.

If you are really on IIS 5.1 (which ONLY shipped with Windows XP Pro) then do the following:

1. Open your IIS Manager (go to start > run > inetmgr).
2. Expand the computer name.
3. Expand websites.
4. Right click on the site name
5. Go to the Website tab
6. Click on the Advanced button
7. In the “multiple identities for this web site” click the Add button
8. Set the IP address. Leave the Host Header Value blank
9. Click Ok

At this point there should be 2 identities listed. One that maps the DNS name to the IP address and another that only has the IP address.

IF for some reason it warns you about duplicate bindings, go to the other sites and remove any that tie the IP address to a blank host header. Then come back to this site and set up the blank configuration.