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

[Jon Hall]

Frontpage extensions crap out on a regular basis. Usually once every 4
months or so I have to reinstall them for one site or another. Tell BT to
uninstall the FP extensions on your site. Reset permissions on the folder
you web site is on. Make sure that your username is not locked out for
having to many failed logins. Then reinstall the FP extensions. This will
fix the problems 95% of the time.


jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sabrina Dent, Apperception" <sabrina.dent at appercept.co.uk>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 8:00 PM
Subject: [thelist] Any FrontPage 2000 Users Out There? Cannot Log On


> 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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