IIS

404

Web page not found

13/03/2006 16:23

Web page not found when using localhost or 127.0.0.1.

The issue turned out to be a problem with the IIS configuration. To solve the issue had to add 127.0.0.1 into the Multiple identities for this Web Site list:

Computer Management, Services and Applications, Internet Information Services, right click on Default Web Site, select Properties, select the Web Site tab and click Advanced:

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Note: This server had two IP addresses allocated to it.

Process

What is w3svc.dll?

w3svc.dll (WWW Service) is a component from IIS.

Restart

To restart IIS from the command line:

iisreset

Virtual Directory

To create a virtual directory: Computer Management, Services and Applications, Internet Information Services, Web Sites, right click Default Web Sites, New, Virtual Directory….

The Alias is the name you will use to access the web site e.g. http://localhost/alias/.

The Directory is the folder containing the content…