[thelist] Any FrontPage 2000 Users Out There? Cannot Log On

JR jr_junk at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 19 23:21:22 CST 2001


I have no love for FP...but I don't think it is your
problem.
Ask your ADSL provider if they have a firewall or some
other protection that may be preventing your login.

Good Luck


--- "Sabrina Dent, Apperception"
<sabrina.dent at appercept.co.uk> wrote:
> Arrrggh!!! OK, I can't connect with FrontPage 2000.
> This may be my
> well-deserved fate as a FP user, but still, any help
> from others hiding on
> this list would be appreciated.
> 
> Everything was absolutely fine until today, when I
> had ADSL installed. I
> know nothing about ADSL and FrontPage, and sadly the
> support department at
> my provider, British Telecom, knows even less.
> 
> When I was using pure dial-up, the settings I always
> checked, and advised
> others to check, were:
> 
> 1. Check that Client for MS Networks is installed
> 2. Check the connection you will be using to publish
> and check that "Logon
> to Network" is ticked.
> 
> Both of these are confirmed for my current ADSL
> connection.
> 
> Here are the symptoms:
> 
> 1. Open FP, try to open a web, enter username and
> password, and the prompt
> is simply repeated.
> 2. This happens on both my server (NT) and a variety
> of other NT and UNIX
> servers.
> 3. It WILL open webs on my PWS, so I don't think
> it's a FP problem, per se.
> 
> I've not been able to check the logs via our sys
> admin because this has
> happened after business hours, but the re-prompt is
> SO fast that I doubt the
> request is even going to the server.
> 
> I have tried:
> 
> 1. Messing with the security settings in IE (but I'm
> not sure what to try)
> 2. Confirming that there's no proxy server set-up
> for the connection
> 3. Adding a new registry key for FP
> 
> The ADSL issue aside, what are some other things I
> might try to get FP to
> connect/authenticate with the repeated username and
> password prompt?
> 
> And as to the ADSL, does anyone have any specific
> suggestions? I know that
> it's pretty specific to my UK provider, but still,
> ANY suggestions really
> appreciated.
> 
> This is really, really doing my head in, not to
> mention bringing a good part
> of my working life to a grinding halt.
> 
> --Bri
> 
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