Before proceeding further, I would recommend that you install the latest NT service pack. If you are using NT4, then this is SP6A. This is the procedure recommended by Microsoft after any software changes to the system. You can find this on the Microsoft web site. You should also apply the latest SP for IIS as this solved a number of problems with IIS. However after doing this you MUST look at the Microsoft web site for the latest security patches, especially if your web site is being viewed by those outside of your organisation. There are a number of very large holes in the security of IIS.
You should not need to make any changes to the host file. However if you need to, it can be found in ..\winnt\system32\drivers\etc. This file can be edited using notepad and should be saved as hosts (with no file extension).
The account used to access IIS depends on what security you have set up. On the Web Site I run, we use NT security, which means that any user with a domain account can use the web site. If you are still having problems
- check what the default page is;
- check what accounts the web services are using.
Chris Anthony
Internet Operations Analyst