Using a windows XP Pro-machine as a demo web server

[Guest]

We want to use a windows pro machine for a demo of a web based application.
Is it possible to use a XP Pro machine as a small demo web server and
access from other machines on the network?


Many thanks

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Sure, you just need to enable the IIS.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
We want to use a windows pro machine for a demo of a web based application.
Is it possible to use a XP Pro machine as a small demo web server and
access from other machines on the network?


Many thanks

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Yes, XP Pro supports a one site, 10 connection limit, version of IIS:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-
us/iiiisin2.mspx?mfr=true

This feature is not available on XP Home.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your Bob

We have IIS installed working correctly on the XP machine and on that
machine we can access the site either through http://localhost or via the
machine name.

However when we try to access the machine from another PC on the network we
get "page cannot be displayed cannot find server or DNS error".

We have tried the machine name and the machine IP but still cannot get
through.

Is there something we are missing in IIS?

Cheers

Steve

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Can you ping the XP by IP?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Thanks for your Bob

We have IIS installed working correctly on the XP machine and on that
machine we can access the site either through http://localhost or via the
machine name.

However when we try to access the machine from another PC on the network we
get "page cannot be displayed cannot find server or DNS error".

We have tried the machine name and the machine IP but still cannot get
through.

Is there something we are missing in IIS?

Cheers

Steve

 

[AJR]

Steve - I may be in error - you can use IIS to set up a "site" on the XP
pro computer - but quote "...for a demo of a web based application...." - XP
Pro cannot function as an "application server".
Also the fact that you can ping "localhost" or by machine name does not
indicate IIS is active, only for sure that TCP/IP is functional (Quite often
I'm wrong - could be now).

 

[Guest]

Yes we can ping the machine but page doesn't display,

Do we have to set something in the web site identification?

At the moment the IP Address is set to (All Unassigned)

TCP Port is set to 80

Many Thanks

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

I would check the firewall first. Can you telnet port 80?

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Yes we can ping the machine but page doesn't display,

Do we have to set something in the web site identification?

At the moment the IP Address is set to (All Unassigned)

TCP Port is set to 80

Many Thanks