[thelist] Win2K Pro/IIS 5 connection problem

[Glenn Hunt]

You need to install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter.

- Go to Control Panel. 
- Start the Add Hardware Wizard. 
- Add a device.
- Select "Add a device" from the list.
- Select hardware from list.
- Select Network Adapters.
- Select Microsoft as the manufacturer.
- Select the Loopback Adapter.
- Click Next to install it.
- Click Finish.

You can now give it an IP address, etc. It works just like a "real"
network card, it's just not connected to anything else.

You should be able to your hosting from here.

If you're using IIS, remember that you can only have one site under Pro.
Use Apache if you need multiple sites.

HTH

Glenn Hunt
ghunt at hds.ca

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org 
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Madhu Menon
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:10 PM
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: [thelist] Win2K Pro/IIS 5 connection problem
> 
> 
> OK, this is embarassing to ask because I should know how to fix it. 
> Nevertheless, here goes...
> 
> I have a standalone PC running Windows 2000 Professional with 
> SP2 and IE6 
> installed. This machine doesn't have a network card.
> 
> When I open up the IIS MMC, it gives me the following error:
> 
> <error>
> 
> 	Error connecting to Madhu:
> 
> 	The system cannot find the path specified.
> 
> 	Do you wish to continue to attempt to connect to it in 
> the future?
> 
> </error>
> 
> Because of this, I can't host a web site locally. I've tried 
> the following:
> 
> 1) Uninstalled and reinstalled IIS (no difference)
> 2) Looked up Microsoft knowledge base (no help there)
> 3) Banged my head against a wall (gave me a headache)
> 
> So I turn to thelist for assistance. Anyone know a way out of 
> this mess?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Madhu
> 
> <<<   *   >>>
> Madhu Menon
> User Experience Consultant
> e-mail: webguru at vsnl.net
> 
> 
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