Hi,

I am using IIS 5.1 on WinXP on a home computer. I also have .NET framework 1
.1 installed. If I type:

http://localhost
http://127.0.0.1
http://169.254.x.x
http://fullcomputername

they all work fine .. and all display default.aspx.

But if I ask friends to access http://169.254.x.x, they get the message "cou
ld not connect to server".
I have SBC DSL connection and 169.254.x.x is Ethernet Adapter Lan IP address
.
WinXP's Internet connection firewall is disabled (in Network connections).
Under IIS snap-in -> Default Web Site has IP address set to (All Unassigned)
 and TCP Port is 80.
Under IIS snap-in -> Directory Security -> Authentication Methods, 'Anonymou
s Access' and 'Integrated Windows Authentication' are checked/enabled.

In Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services, I have some services d
isabled and some are set at manual. I don't know if there's anything there t
hat can affect this problem.

I am just curious if there is a setting somewhere that need to be set/reset 
in order to access my localhost page from outside.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Jaggi

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"Jaggi" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:638B86FF-CB86-460D-82E6-250A5ACC9BA1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am using IIS 5.1 on WinXP on a home computer. I also have .NET framework
1.1 installed. If I type:
>
> http://localhost
> http://127.0.0.1
> http://169.254.x.x
> http://fullcomputername
>
> they all work fine .. and all display default.aspx.
>
> But if I ask friends to access http://169.254.x.x, they get the message
"could not connect to server".
> I have SBC DSL connection and 169.254.x.x is Ethernet Adapter Lan IP
address.
> WinXP's Internet connection firewall is disabled (in Network connections).
> Under IIS snap-in -> Default Web Site has IP address set to (All
Unassigned) and TCP Port is 80.
> Under IIS snap-in -> Directory Security -> Authentication Methods,
'Anonymous Access' and 'Integrated Windows Authentication' are
checked/enabled.
>
> In Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services, I have some services
disabled and some are set at manual. I don't know if there's anything there
that can affect this problem.
>
> I am just curious if there is a setting somewhere that need to be
set/reset in order to access my localhost page from outside.
>
> Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Most broadband ISPs block port 80 - try IIS on a different port.  It's also
probably against your Terms of Service to run a web server.

--
Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsser...ty/centers/iis/

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Hi,

Thanks for the replies. I have changed Port number to 8080, and typed http://local
host:8080/ and it worked locally. But still it didn't worked outside .. and 
is still saying "Could not connect". The address is:
http://169.254.178.173/default.aspx

I am not sure about 'Terms of Service' ? According to that, am I not suppose
d to create a few personal webpages to test or to show to friends? Am not su
re about it. Any help or knowledge sharing is welcome.

Sincerely,
Jaggi

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"Jaggi" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:638B86FF-CB86-460D-82E6-250A5ACC9BA1@microsoft.com...
> Hi, 
1.1 installed. If I type: 
> http://127.0.0.1
> http://169.254.x.x
> http://fullcomputername 
"could not connect to server".
> I have SBC DSL connection and 169.254.x.x is Ethernet Adapter Lan IP
address.
> WinXP's Internet connection firewall is disabled (in Network connections).
> Under IIS snap-in -> Default Web Site has IP address set to (All
Unassigned) and TCP Port is 80.
> Under IIS snap-in -> Directory Security -> Authentication Methods,
'Anonymous Access' and 'Integrated Windows Authentication' are
checked/enabled. 
disabled and some are set at manual. I don't know if there's anything there
that can affect this problem. 
set/reset in order to access my localhost page from outside. 

Most broadband ISPs block port 80 - try IIS on a different port.  It's also
probably against your Terms of Service to run a web server.

--
Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsser...ty/centers/iis/

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The correct address will be:

http://169.254.178.173:8080/default.aspx

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On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:16:06 -0800, "Jaggi"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the replies. I have changed Port number to 8080, and typed http://loca
lhost:8080/ and it worked locally. But still it didn't worked outside .. and
 is still saying "Could not connect". The address is:
>http://169.254.178.173/default.aspx

That's not your external IP address.  That's an autoassigned address
by Windows.  It cannot be reached from outside your network.  You need
to research network address translation and routing.  Try a networking
newsgroup for help on that.

>I am not sure about 'Terms of Service' ? According to that, am I not supposed to cr
eate a few personal webpages to test or to show to friends? Am not sure about it. An
y help or knowledge sharing is welcome.

Your terms of service are a part of your contract with your ISP.  Read
the contract or ask them about what is covered and allowed.

Jeff

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