IIS 6.0 and Windows 2003 Server Problem

[carrolls]

Hi All,
When I am on my XP machine with IIS 5.1 I create a virtual folder called Download off my web site. I place an exe file called a.exe in this folder.
I enable the Web Server for Anonymous access.
When I type http://192.160.20.30/Download/a.exe in Internet explorer I can download the file.
192.160.20.30 is the local machine IP address.

I do exactly the same thing using IIS 6.0 on a Windows 2003 Server machine.
When I type http://192.163.22.32/Download/a.exe in Internet explorer I get a 404-0 error.
When I trawled the web I found that 404-0 is "File or directory not found"
But I am doing exactly the same thing as I was doing on my XP machine.

How do I enable myself to download an exe from a Virtual directory on Windows 2003 Server using IIS 6.0?
Thanks all.

[dglienna]

Here's a work around:

http://www.issociate.de/board/post/1...n_IIS_6.0.html


My Click Once Task is the future.

[TheCPUWizard]

Here's a work around:

http://www.issociate.de/board/post/1...n_IIS_6.0.html


My Click Once Task is the future.

a) Most of that link is actually "proper procedure" rather than "a work around"

b) Since you have published your Click Once application is is now part of the past, rather than the future.

[carrolls]

Thanks dglienna et al,
but in view of the fact that I have set Execute Permission = 'None' on the IIS6.0 Win2003 machine, and it still is coming back with a 404.0 error when I try to download an exe file, what do i need to do to make IIS 6.0 on a Windows 2003 machine behave like IIS 5.1 on an XP Professional machine in terms of downloading an exe from a website.
Thanks

[TheCPUWizard]

Can you please post the actual IIS log (just covering the time period where you attempt a single download...we not need megabytes of what has happended for weeks. )

[dglienna]

b) Since you have published your Click Once application is is now part of the past, rather than the future.

This is true.


About IIS, did you specify the correct version of Net? You need a default document also, unless you specifically turn on directory browsing.

Also, check your firewall.

[carrolls]

Can you please post the actual IIS log (just covering the time period where you attempt a single download...we not need megabytes of what has happended for weeks. )

My Windows 2003 Server is in the office.
I will be back in the office on Tuesday, today is a bank holiday.
I will post the log first thing..
dglienna, I have the correct version of net chosen. 2.0xxx, also the firewall is off.
CheersCPU Wizard.

[carrolls]

Hi CPUWizard
Here are the logs that were generated for the error.
I tried it three times in a row and it is still failing.
I have only anonymous access on for the Downloads virtual folder.
I have set the execute permissions to none for the virtual folder.
I have set Read, Write and Directory browsing to on.
I have added .exe octet/stream as a mime type.
I have disabled default content page.

#Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
#Version: 1.0
#Date: 2008-05-06 08:17:16
#Fields: date time s-sitename s-ip cs-method cs-uri-stem cs-uri-query s-port cs-username c-ip cs(User-Agent) sc-status sc-substatus sc-win32-status
2008-05-06 08:17:16 W3SVC300981380 192.163.22.32 GET /Download/a.exe - 80 - 192.163.22.32 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.2;+SV1;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727) 404 0 3
2008-05-06 08:22:59 W3SVC300981380 192.163.22.32 GET /Download/a.exe - 80 - 192.163.22.32 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.2;+SV1;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727) 404 0 3
2008-05-06 08:23:01 W3SVC300981380 192.163.22.32 GET /Download/a.exe - 80 - 192.163.22.32 Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+6.0;+Windows+NT+5.2;+SV1;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727) 404 0 3