I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not have
default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of the
site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?

Re: Under construction by Chris

Chris
Fri Nov 18 21:46:23 CST 2005

No problem with IIS....

You said the filename for your web site home page is in the documents tab,
but is it at the top of the list?

IIS will go thorugh the list looking for the first match.

Can you browse the web site directly by specifing your default document?

http://www.domain.com/default.htm if default.htm is your home page.

Let me know if this helps?

--

Cheers

Chris

Chris Crowe [MVP 2005/2006]
http://blog.crowe.co.nz

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"David" <David@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97CC47E9-F370-4C7F-9C64-B0B027D51041@microsoft.com...
> I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
> I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
> When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
> have
> default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of
> the
> site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
> different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?
>



Re: Under construction by Kristofer

Kristofer
Sat Nov 19 03:08:10 CST 2005

Hi,

First of all, make sure that Default Document is enabled. Under the tab
where you added your default document, make sure that the check box above
(that says "Enable Default Document") is checked.

Also make sure that your default document is on the top of that list, and
that it actually exists in the correct folder on the file system.


--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


David wrote:

>I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
>I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
>When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
>have
>default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of the
>site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
>different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?

Re: Under construction by David

David
Sat Nov 19 10:35:02 CST 2005

thanks for the quick reply...
Yes, the home page filename is at the top of the list.

Entering the "http://www.mydomain.com/default.htm" from the local PC returns
a 404 file not found (w/ actual domain name).

Entering "http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm" from the local PC brings
up the site. (that's 'mydomain' without the 'www' & 'com').

Pinging the full name ("www.mydomain.com") remotely successfully returns the
static IP address of the DSL.

Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from the local PC brings up a WebAdmin login
prompt.

Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from a remote PC brings up the 'under
construction' prompt.

Does any of this help you with my problem?

Thanks again,





"Chris Crowe [MVP 2005/2006]" wrote:

> No problem with IIS....
>
> You said the filename for your web site home page is in the documents tab,
> but is it at the top of the list?
>
> IIS will go thorugh the list looking for the first match.
>
> Can you browse the web site directly by specifing your default document?
>
> http://www.domain.com/default.htm if default.htm is your home page.
>
> Let me know if this helps?
>
> --
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Crowe [MVP 2005/2006]
> http://blog.crowe.co.nz
>
> ------------------------------------------------
> "David" <David@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:97CC47E9-F370-4C7F-9C64-B0B027D51041@microsoft.com...
> > I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
> > I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
> > When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
> > have
> > default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of
> > the
> > site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
> > different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?
> >
>
>
>

Re: Under construction by David

David
Sat Nov 19 10:43:01 CST 2005

Thanks for replying.
Yes, I do have that box checked, and the default document is at the top of
the list. The file does exist in the inetpub\wwwroot\mysite folder.

I did find that while entering 'http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm'
from the local PC returns the page, if I enter
'http://localhost/mydomain/default.htm' from the local PC returns a 404 file
not found message. ('mydomain' w/o www & com reference).

Any ideas?

Thanks,


"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> First of all, make sure that Default Document is enabled. Under the tab
> where you added your default document, make sure that the check box above
> (that says "Enable Default Document") is checked.
>
> Also make sure that your default document is on the top of that list, and
> that it actually exists in the correct folder on the file system.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Kristofer Gafvert
> http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>
>
> David wrote:
>
> >I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
> >I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
> >When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
> >have
> >default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of the
> >site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
> >different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?
>

Re: Under construction by Kristofer

Kristofer
Sat Nov 19 14:23:52 CST 2005

Do you use a proxy, and localhost is nnot bypassed?

Can you verify that when you try to get the default document, the request
is actually made to your IIS, and not another machine?

And by looking at your other post, it seems that your file is not located
in the expected folder. You say that http://www.mydomain.com/default.htm
gives a 404, but http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm works. These two
URLs do not reference the same. The first one references a document
(default.htm) located in the root of the website, while the other
references a document (default.htm) in a folder (mydomain). So if the file
is placed in the folder named mydomain and not in the root, it is expected
to get a 404 when requesting for the file directly off the root.

"Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from the local PC brings up a WebAdmin login
prompt."

WebAdmin login prompt? Is that related to IIS? Or could it be your
router's (if any) administration?

"Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from a remote PC brings up the 'under
construction' prompt."

If www.mydomain.com is correctly pointed to the webserver, and the above
is true (you have not placed any file named default.htm in the root, but
in a folder named "mydomain"), then this is expected.

--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


David wrote:

>Thanks for replying.
>Yes, I do have that box checked, and the default document is at the top of
>the list. The file does exist in the inetpub\wwwroot\mysite folder.
>
>I did find that while entering 'http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm'
>from the local PC returns the page, if I enter
>'http://localhost/mydomain/default.htm' from the local PC returns a 404
>file
>not found message. ('mydomain' w/o www & com reference).
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>First of all, make sure that Default Document is enabled. Under the tab
>>where you added your default document, make sure that the check box above
>>(that says "Enable Default Document") is checked.
>>
>>Also make sure that your default document is on the top of that list, and
>>that it actually exists in the correct folder on the file system.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Kristofer Gafvert
>>http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>>
>>
>>David wrote:
>>
>>>I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
>>>I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
>>>When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
>>>have
>>>default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of
>>>the
>>>site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
>>>different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?
>>

Re: Under construction by David

David
Mon Nov 21 09:22:04 CST 2005

I appreciate your help here...

In the physical location, â??default.htmâ?? is in the c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\
folder
In the IIS hierarchy, the mysite website is located under Default Web Site

In the properties dialog box for the website:
- In the directory tab, â??use the designated directoryâ?? is checked
- In the directory tab, starting point designated as â??<defaultâ?¦\mysiteâ??
- In the documents tab, Enable Default Document is checked
- In the documents tab, Default.htm is at the top of the list
- In the directory security tab, Anonymous Access is checked
- In the directory security tab, allow IIS to control password is checked
- In the directory security tab, user name is IUSR_PCName

The â??WebAdminâ?? login prompt looks like a browser prompt asking for the
username and password for â??WebAdminâ?? at http://www.mydomain.comâ??. Iâ??m
assuming the dialog box is coming directly from the browser of the calling PC
within my network, since the box is slightly different when using Firefox
than when using IE on the same machine. IE displays the â??Connect to
www.mydomain.com with the pair of keys, while Firefox the â??iâ?? in the talk
bubble. (Like I said, I don't get this prompt at all when calling from a
remote PC. I get the 'Under Construction' message.)

My DSL is an ActionTec DSL Gateway GT701-WG. It has a static IP and I have
set port forwarding to the webserver PC (w/static IP), and Remote Management
is disabled.



"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:

> Do you use a proxy, and localhost is nnot bypassed?
>
> Can you verify that when you try to get the default document, the request
> is actually made to your IIS, and not another machine?
>
> And by looking at your other post, it seems that your file is not located
> in the expected folder. You say that http://www.mydomain.com/default.htm
> gives a 404, but http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm works. These two
> URLs do not reference the same. The first one references a document
> (default.htm) located in the root of the website, while the other
> references a document (default.htm) in a folder (mydomain). So if the file
> is placed in the folder named mydomain and not in the root, it is expected
> to get a 404 when requesting for the file directly off the root.
>
> "Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from the local PC brings up a WebAdmin login
> prompt."
>
> WebAdmin login prompt? Is that related to IIS? Or could it be your
> router's (if any) administration?
>
> "Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from a remote PC brings up the 'under
> construction' prompt."
>
> If www.mydomain.com is correctly pointed to the webserver, and the above
> is true (you have not placed any file named default.htm in the root, but
> in a folder named "mydomain"), then this is expected.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Kristofer Gafvert
> http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>
>
> David wrote:
>
> >Thanks for replying.
> >Yes, I do have that box checked, and the default document is at the top of
> >the list. The file does exist in the inetpub\wwwroot\mysite folder.
> >
> >I did find that while entering 'http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm'
> >from the local PC returns the page, if I enter
> >'http://localhost/mydomain/default.htm' from the local PC returns a 404
> >file
> >not found message. ('mydomain' w/o www & com reference).
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >
> >"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>First of all, make sure that Default Document is enabled. Under the tab
> >>where you added your default document, make sure that the check box above
> >>(that says "Enable Default Document") is checked.
> >>
> >>Also make sure that your default document is on the top of that list, and
> >>that it actually exists in the correct folder on the file system.
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Regards,
> >>Kristofer Gafvert
> >>http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
> >>
> >>
> >>David wrote:
> >>
> >>>I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
> >>>I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
> >>>When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
> >>>have
> >>>default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of
> >>>the
> >>>site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
> >>>different names. Could there be a problem with the IIS?
> >>
>

Re: Under construction by Kristofer

Kristofer
Mon Nov 21 12:41:03 CST 2005

With this information it is clear that http://www.mydomain.com/default.htm
is not supposed to work, because there is no file with name default.htm in
that location.

"mysite" is not actually a website by IIS's definition. It is (most
likely, but i don't know in your situation) a virtual directory.

I don't recall that i have ever seen something called "WebAdmin" related
to IIS. Could you please browse to the website so you get this logon
prompt, and then check in the IIS log file (wait for a while to the data
is written to the log file, also don't visit the website in between). Can
you find any indication of that the request made it to IIS? I think that
this is not coming from IIS, but from somewhere else. It is not clear if
your "remote PC" is on the inside of the router, or not. Some routers
don't support loopback, so a possibility is that when you try to browse to
www.mydomain.com, the request makes it to the router, but the router never
forwards the request back to the webserver.


--
Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


David wrote:

>I appreciate your help here...
>
>In the physical location, â??default.htmâ?? is in the
>c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mysite\
>folder
>In the IIS hierarchy, the mysite website is located under Default Web Site
>
>In the properties dialog box for the website:
>- In the directory tab, â??use the designated directoryâ?? is checked
>- In the directory tab, starting point designated as
>â??<defaultâ?¦\mysiteâ??
>- In the documents tab, Enable Default Document is checked
>- In the documents tab, Default.htm is at the top of the list
>- In the directory security tab, Anonymous Access is checked
>- In the directory security tab, allow IIS to control password is checked
>- In the directory security tab, user name is IUSR_PCName
>
>The â??WebAdminâ?? login prompt looks like a browser prompt asking for the
>username and password for â??WebAdminâ?? at http://www.mydomain.comâ??.
>Iâ??m
>assuming the dialog box is coming directly from the browser of the calling
>PC
>within my network, since the box is slightly different when using Firefox
>than when using IE on the same machine. IE displays the â??Connect to
>www.mydomain.com with the pair of keys, while Firefox the â??iâ?? in the
>talk
>bubble. (Like I said, I don't get this prompt at all when calling from a
>remote PC. I get the 'Under Construction' message.)
>
>My DSL is an ActionTec DSL Gateway GT701-WG. It has a static IP and I have
>set port forwarding to the webserver PC (w/static IP), and Remote
>Management
>is disabled.
>
>
>
>"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:
>
>>Do you use a proxy, and localhost is nnot bypassed?
>>
>>Can you verify that when you try to get the default document, the request
>>is actually made to your IIS, and not another machine?
>>
>>And by looking at your other post, it seems that your file is not located
>>in the expected folder. You say that http://www.mydomain.com/default.htm
>>gives a 404, but http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm works. These two
>>URLs do not reference the same. The first one references a document
>>(default.htm) located in the root of the website, while the other
>>references a document (default.htm) in a folder (mydomain). So if the file
>>is placed in the folder named mydomain and not in the root, it is expected
>>to get a 404 when requesting for the file directly off the root.
>>
>>"Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from the local PC brings up a WebAdmin login
>>prompt."
>>
>>WebAdmin login prompt? Is that related to IIS? Or could it be your
>>router's (if any) administration?
>>
>>"Entering 'www.mydomain.com' from a remote PC brings up the 'under
>>construction' prompt."
>>
>>If www.mydomain.com is correctly pointed to the webserver, and the above
>>is true (you have not placed any file named default.htm in the root, but
>>in a folder named "mydomain"), then this is expected.
>>
>>--
>>Regards,
>>Kristofer Gafvert
>>http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>>
>>
>>David wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for replying.
>>>Yes, I do have that box checked, and the default document is at the top
>>>of
>>>the list. The file does exist in the inetpub\wwwroot\mysite folder.
>>>
>>>I did find that while entering 'http://192.199.0.6/mydomain/default.htm'
>>>from the local PC returns the page, if I enter
>>>'http://localhost/mydomain/default.htm' from the local PC returns a 404
>>>file
>>>not found message. ('mydomain' w/o www & com reference).
>>>
>>>Any ideas?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>"Kristofer Gafvert" wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>First of all, make sure that Default Document is enabled. Under the tab
>>>>where you added your default document, make sure that the check box
>>>>above
>>>>(that says "Enable Default Document") is checked.
>>>>
>>>>Also make sure that your default document is on the top of that list,
>>>>and
>>>>that it actually exists in the correct folder on the file system.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Kristofer Gafvert
>>>>http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>David wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I'm running IIS 5.1 on Windows XP Pro.
>>>>>I've set up a website under the default web site hierarchy in IIS.
>>>>>When I call the website I'm getting the "Under Construction... does not
>>>>>have
>>>>>default page..." message. I've set default page in the documents tab of
>>>>>the
>>>>>site's properties. I've even tried replacing it with different files /
>>>>>different names. Could there be a problem