IIS web server for winxp pro

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Bombart

Hey All.

I've been trying to find a nice guide for getting started with IIS in
WIN XP Pro. All I've found are articles on the differences between 5.0
and 5.1 and how many connections 5.1 can handle and that it can only
have one website.

What I'd like to do is use my computer as a server for my website. I
have XP Pro. Now, I can make the websites and all that, no problem. What
I don't know how to do and what I've never done is be an administrator
of my own server. I don't want to use my ISPs allocated 5 MB website.

Would you guys please be able to point me in the right direction? I
don't know where my folders are for this, don't know anything and want
to learn it all :)

Cheers and thanks in advance for reading and replying.

Bombart.
 
I had the same problem. First, you have to determine
what type of internet connection you have:

if you have a static ip for broadband, then you have it
pretty easy. however, if you have a dynamic ip address
(changes at any point in time) then you will need to seek
alternatives (i suggest www.dynu.com).

after you determine that. you must make sure that IIS
(internet information services) is installed on you
computer that you are using to host the site. to do
this, open up add/remove programs from the control panel
and click on add/remove windows components. halfway down
on the list is Internet information services, but unless
you are going to have an email server on that machine,
you will want to click on details and unselect smtp
service. this will help to secure your server from
attacks (unfortuneatly noone told me til too late).
after restarting, you will want to open up IIS console,
located under start -> control panel -> administrative
tools. upon opening this window, you will see your
server. if you double click that, then you will see a
default website. you can use this to modify to get your
site up.

ok, right click the default site and go to properties.
First, just for reference you might want to rename your
the default site to something you like. this is on
the "web site" tab under "description". second, you need
to setup the IPaddress settings. this is crucial and
depends on your network/internet setup. If you are
directly connected to the internet with a static IP
address or if you are on a LAN with a static IP, then you
will want to click the advanced button to the right of
the IPaddress field. You will see an entry
for "default", delete this then click add. you will type
in the static ip address, then a port # (usually 80 for
typical setup) and the host header name is your dns name
(ex www.microsoft.com). if you have both
(www.microsoft.com and microsoft.com) then you will want
to add both as seperate entries into the advanced
multiple website configuration.

next, you must decide where your files are going to be
located at on your harddrive. if you are going to place
them in directory other than default (ex. c:\website)
then you must specify this. This can be done under
the "home directory" tab. you specify the directory
under "local path" in the middle of the box. also
permissions can be given here, but default is usually the
correct way to go. This should be the basics to get you
mostly able to host your own website. if you have any
questions, feel free to email me at
(e-mail address removed).

Also if i have missed anything i am very sorry.

Best of luck,
Thomas King
 
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