Cannot find server

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anonymous

Have Windows XP pro. Have installed IIS 5.1 but when I
use IE 6.0 and enter http://localhost, I get message
Cannot find server
If I am in FP2002 and try to open the website on local
server, I get the computer icon showing the connection
trying to be made but nothing ever results.
I can browse to Inetpub/wwwroot/webfile and view it.
If I go to Administrative Tools =>Microsoft Sharepoint
Administrator, it just hangs and fpadmdll.dll shows up in
address bar and get "Page can't be displayed" message
I can go to Server Extensions Administrator and obtain
page though.

Can anyone help me to resolve problems with local server?
Thanks in advance.
 
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anonymous

No 127.0.01 does not work. I have IIS installed
(correctly?- don't know) but have never been able to bring
up web. Can browse to website. I think I am hung up in
Windows XP security. I found something about having TCP/IP
installed first. Well I tried to install simple TCP/IP.

I am so confused. I thought I would be able to test
changes on PC server before Publishing out to web. I feel
more confused than ever. The two FP books I have talk
little about PWS and are not helpful.

I feel like an idiot because I can find much on newsgroups
addressing similar problems. I must be making something
difficult.

Anonymous and confused!
 
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Randy Birch

FWIW, my first inclination - were I experiencing this problem - would be to
ensure both TCP/IP and IIS were installed properly:

- turn off virus scanner **
- uninstall IIS (add/remove programs, under the windows apps)
- uninstall simple TCP/IP
- reboot
- reinstall TCP/IP
- reboot
- configure additional TCP/IP settings in IE (if needed by system)
- reinstall IIS
- reboot
- ensure virus scanner is running
- open command window (start/run/cmd)
- ping localhost
- ping www.yahoo.com
- start browser & ensure you can get to the web
- and if all is well, start frontpage.

** I'm behind my own firewall, so am confident I can live without the virus
scan for this operation.
--

Randy Birch
MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/
Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.


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: No 127.0.01 does not work. I have IIS installed
: (correctly?- don't know) but have never been able to bring
: up web. Can browse to website. I think I am hung up in
: Windows XP security. I found something about having TCP/IP
: installed first. Well I tried to install simple TCP/IP.
:
: I am so confused. I thought I would be able to test
: changes on PC server before Publishing out to web. I feel
: more confused than ever. The two FP books I have talk
: little about PWS and are not helpful.
:
: I feel like an idiot because I can find much on newsgroups
: addressing similar problems. I must be making something
: difficult.
:
: Anonymous and confused!
:
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