Setting up IIS for Web Services

[Daniel]

Hi,
I am a bit of a newbie to .NET and am trying to set up my web server so that
I can us Visual Studio.NET from home to make web projects. I understand this
requires either a UNC share (which I can't do - my machine and the server
are on seperate physical networks at opposite ends of the country!) or
Frontpage Server Extensions.

- Does Frontpage Server Extensions require me to open any ports on the
firewall other than port 80? If so, which ones?
- How must I set up my web site in IIS to enable me to connect to it and
make Web Projects from my computer?
- How must the Authentication be set up to make remote administration using
VS.NET possible?
- Anything else I need to know before I try anything?

The server is running Windows 2003 Standard with IIS6, and MSDE. It is
currently configured as a domain controller.

Thanks in advance,
Daniel

 

[Daniel]

Just as a follow up, im not even sure that I have Frontpage Server
Extensions installed! How can I check?

Thanks again,
Daniel

 

[Lilia Marinova]

Daniel,

FrontPage Server Extensions is installed with IIS. On Windows 2003, to
verify that FrontPage Server Extensions is activated:
- Open Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs
- Click Add/Remove Windows Components
- In the next dialog box select Application Server
- Click Details
- In the next dialog box select IIS
- Click Details
- The next dialog box is IIS and FrontPage Server Extensions are listed.
Make sure the entry is checked.

-Lilia

 

[Daniel]

Thanks very much for your help Lilia, I now have FP2002 Server Extensions
installed