Setting up a lan webpage server

[wags22]

Is it possible in Win2k pro or XP pro to configure a machine to be a webpage server for a LAN? If so, how? Are there any special tools/software needed?

Also, is it possible to make one machine a webserver for two different sites on the same ip address, or would a second address be needed?

This is for a simulation network that doesn't touch the outside world. One of the simulations has an option for you to prepare an xml page for it to read from a URL source for game data specific to that machine.

A WinXP solution would be preferrable since that is what the machines are currently loaded with, but I do have the option of setting up a Win2k machine if needed.

Thanks for any assistance.
Wags

 

[jrbarnett]

Hi,

In Win2000 Pro there is a program called Internet Information Services, which is a personal web server that understands ASP code. Go to control panel -> add/remove programs, choose add/remove windows components and tick the "Microsoft Internet Information Services" box.

If you have a Win2K server then you can use the full version of IIS on there.
You could use the Win32 version of Apache from

http://www.apache.org

if you wish as an alternative.

Not sure about an XP solution though, but there must be an equivalent in there.

John

 

[bcastner]

XP Pro has IIs as well. It is not installed by default. Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Add and remove Windows Compenents.