localhost login

[Shelah Horvitz]

I've just upgraded my system from XP Home to XP Pro and
now I can't get to http://localhost:8080 because the
system prompts me to log in. It refuses the .NET
username/password pair specified for my user (Owner) and
it refuses the username/password pair specified for my
Internet connection. I don't need this level of security
because it's just me at home practicing new technologies.

I would like to configure the machine so it doesn't
prompt for a login to get to localhost. If I can't do
this, then at least I need to know what to set for the
username/password pair. Can anyone help with this?
Thanks.

Shelah

 

[Chris Jackson]

You may have to go into IIS properties and turn off Windows authentication.
By default, both anonymous and windows authentication are enabled. What has
probably happened is that you put files up there without changing the ACLs
to allow the IUSR_MACHINENAME account to access these files. Since this is
the user token that IIS uses for anonymous authentication, it is trying to
use Windows authentication to get a principal which is allowed to view these
files, so you are also going to need to check the ACL list in Windows
Explorer. (The security tab.)

 

[Sharon F]

I've just upgraded my system from XP Home to XP Pro and
now I can't get to http://localhost:8080 because the
system prompts me to log in. It refuses the .NET
username/password pair specified for my user (Owner) and
it refuses the username/password pair specified for my
Internet connection. I don't need this level of security
because it's just me at home practicing new technologies.

I would like to configure the machine so it doesn't
prompt for a login to get to localhost. If I can't do
this, then at least I need to know what to set for the
username/password pair. Can anyone help with this?
Thanks.

Shelah

I haven't setup IIS in XP Pro yet but I believe you need to configure it to
allow anonymous access. Check the help file for IIS (double click the IIS
icon in Control Panel to get to the configuration pages).

Also, depending on how the rest of the system is setup - the network
hardware should support loopback. And may want to try accessing the local
web server by using the IP instead of localhost as well.