i have 2 computers at home, they are both windows 2000 Professional. I linked
them and able to share and access folders in both. I have created a web site
in one computer, i can browse it: http:\\localhost\alanLorimer\hello.htm. I
failed to browse the same web site from another computer, when i typed
http:\\alanLorimer\alanLorimer\hello.htm i was prompted dail-up connection
dialog box. Please help.

Instead of the computer name did you try putting the IP address?

Susantha
"HawleyBeach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>i have 2 computers at home, they are both windows 2000 Professional. I
>linked
> them and able to share and access folders in both. I have created a web
> site
> in one computer, i can browse it: http:\\localhost\alanLorimer\hello.htm.
> I
> failed to browse the same web site from another computer, when i typed
> http:\\alanLorimer\alanLorimer\hello.htm i was prompted dail-up connection
> dialog box. Please help.
>
>

That is not surprising; it is not possible for IE to tell if the http:// URL
is a local domain, or external.

Try the local path (eg: c:\...)
--
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
http://www.ie-vista.com
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org



"HawleyBeach" wrote:

> i have 2 computers at home, they are both windows 2000 Professional. I linked
> them and able to share and access folders in both. I have created a web site
> in one computer, i can browse it: http:\\localhost\alanLorimer\hello.htm. I
> failed to browse the same web site from another computer, when i typed
> http:\\alanLorimer\alanLorimer\hello.htm i was prompted dail-up connection
> dialog box. Please help.
>
>

i tried http:\\10.208.18.16\alanLorimer\hello.htm from another PC i was
prompted dail-up connection dialog box too.
I have web shared the folder C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ALANLORIMER as AlanLorimer
in the host PC.
I then tried to share the folder as AlanLorimer, i got the same dial-up
connection dialog box also.

"Susantha Silva" wrote:

> Instead of the computer name did you try putting the IP address?
>
> Susantha
> "HawleyBeach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:51288DB5-283F-4A0D-8BAB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >i have 2 computers at home, they are both windows 2000 Professional. I
> >linked
> > them and able to share and access folders in both. I have created a web
> > site
> > in one computer, i can browse it: http:\\localhost\alanLorimer\hello.htm.
> > I
> > failed to browse the same web site from another computer, when i typed
> > http:\\alanLorimer\alanLorimer\hello.htm i was prompted dail-up connection
> > dialog box. Please help.
> >
> >
>
>
>

i shared the folder C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ALANLORIMER at host PC. i then typed
\\AlanLorimer\Alanlorimer\hello.htm in another PC, i can access the web page.
But the test objective is to allow users accessing website hosted in host PC,
so that they will type website address instead of a folder path. Is it
possible to do that? Thanks

"Sandi - Microsoft MVP" wrote:

> That is not surprising; it is not possible for IE to tell if the http:// URL
> is a local domain, or external.
>
> Try the local path (eg: c:\...)
> --
> Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999
> http://www.ie-vista.com
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org
>
>
>
> "HawleyBeach" wrote:
>
> > i have 2 computers at home, they are both windows 2000 Professional. I linked
> > them and able to share and access folders in both. I have created a web site
> > in one computer, i can browse it: http:\\localhost\alanLorimer\hello.htm. I
> > failed to browse the same web site from another computer, when i typed
> > http:\\alanLorimer\alanLorimer\hello.htm i was prompted dail-up connection
> > dialog box. Please help.
> >
> >