IIS and ASP.Net

Re: IIS and ASP.Net

how is IIS differentiating these sites? Host header? port number?

Did you place the additional sites under the same directory tree as the
default web site, because if you did... move them to another directory tree
altogether and set that tree to be the base directory for the additional web
site.

HTH,

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"Buz" <bwaitz@minormi racles.com.nosp amplease> wrote in message
news:919D7857-6234-45BF-8921-1DA3B0975BDF@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> I'm a beginner and trying to learn. I have a half dozen websites that I
> first
> configured in just html. Then I converted them to ASP.Net and it took help
> from Microsoft to get IIS to recognize the applications.
>
> Then I lost my server and had to rebuild. Now that I have, I continue to
> have the following problem:
>
> The website I have under the default website oon IIS works fine. However,
> the others, which I defined, each as their own website, fail to run. I get
> a
> configuration error that "It is an error to use a section registered as
> allowDefiniteio n='MachineToApp lication' beyond application level. This
> error
> can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
> application
> in IIS." Then it displays the authentication section, whether forms or
> none.
>
> I have gone into IIS and reset the website applications several times.
> There
> appear to be no real differences between the virtual directory I defined
> for
> the default website and those I defined for other websites. And indeed,
> IIS
> seems to have no trouble finding the correct webconfig files each time.
>
> Can anyone help? I've spent a couple of days trying to puzzle through this
> and am completely stumped. Thanks!
> --
> Buz Waitz[/color]

Re: IIS and ASP.Net

My first guess is that neither of those is the problem since IIS has no
trouble finding the webconfig files. However, to answer your questions,
1. The IP address and ports are the same for each. I'm using the headers
to differentiate.
2. Each site uses a different folder under wwwroot (i.e.,
\Inetpub\wwwroo t\website1, \Inetpub\wwwroo t\website2, etc.)

I did notice an initial difference in how IIS pointed to the starting
directories, but played with that and saw no change to the problem.

Did I answer what you were asking? Suggestions?

Thanks!

"Nick Malik [Microsoft]" wrote:
[color=blue]
> how is IIS differentiating these sites? Host header? port number?
>
> Did you place the additional sites under the same directory tree as the
> default web site, because if you did... move them to another directory tree
> altogether and set that tree to be the base directory for the additional web
> site.
>
> HTH,
>
> --
> --- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
> MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
> http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik
>
> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
> representative of my employer.
> I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
> programmer helping programmers.
> --
> "Buz" <bwaitz@minormi racles.com.nosp amplease> wrote in message
> news:919D7857-6234-45BF-8921-1DA3B0975BDF@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> > I'm a beginner and trying to learn. I have a half dozen websites that I
> > first
> > configured in just html. Then I converted them to ASP.Net and it took help
> > from Microsoft to get IIS to recognize the applications.
> >
> > Then I lost my server and had to rebuild. Now that I have, I continue to
> > have the following problem:
> >
> > The website I have under the default website oon IIS works fine. However,
> > the others, which I defined, each as their own website, fail to run. I get
> > a
> > configuration error that "It is an error to use a section registered as
> > allowDefiniteio n='MachineToApp lication' beyond application level. This
> > error
> > can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
> > application
> > in IIS." Then it displays the authentication section, whether forms or
> > none.
> >
> > I have gone into IIS and reset the website applications several times.
> > There
> > appear to be no real differences between the virtual directory I defined
> > for
> > the default website and those I defined for other websites. And indeed,
> > IIS
> > seems to have no trouble finding the correct webconfig files each time.
> >
> > Can anyone help? I've spent a couple of days trying to puzzle through this
> > and am completely stumped. Thanks!
> > --
> > Buz Waitz[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

Re: IIS and ASP.Net

normally the default web site is at c:/inetpub/wwwroot
Therefore, normally a subdirectory under wwwroot is an application, but not
a site.

In order to avoid confusion, create your additional sites under a seperate
tree, like
c:/inetpub/site1root
and
c:/inetpub/site2root

I've had that help before, but I can't say as I've had any difficulty
setting up a seperate site, as you appear to be having.
Perhaps this will help you.

--
--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.
--
"Buz" <bwaitz@minormi racles.com.nosp amplease> wrote in message
news:C25C634B-A54D-4D27-BA16-43AF54E8B900@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> My first guess is that neither of those is the problem since IIS has no
> trouble finding the webconfig files. However, to answer your questions,
> 1. The IP address and ports are the same for each. I'm using the headers
> to differentiate.
> 2. Each site uses a different folder under wwwroot (i.e.,
> \Inetpub\wwwroo t\website1, \Inetpub\wwwroo t\website2, etc.)
>
> I did notice an initial difference in how IIS pointed to the starting
> directories, but played with that and saw no change to the problem.
>
> Did I answer what you were asking? Suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> "Nick Malik [Microsoft]" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> how is IIS differentiating these sites? Host header? port number?
>>
>> Did you place the additional sites under the same directory tree as the
>> default web site, because if you did... move them to another directory
>> tree
>> altogether and set that tree to be the base directory for the additional
>> web
>> site.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> --
>> --- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
>> MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik
>>
>> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
>> representative of my employer.
>> I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
>> programmer helping programmers.
>> --
>> "Buz" <bwaitz@minormi racles.com.nosp amplease> wrote in message
>> news:919D7857-6234-45BF-8921-1DA3B0975BDF@mi crosoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > I'm a beginner and trying to learn. I have a half dozen websites that I
>> > first
>> > configured in just html. Then I converted them to ASP.Net and it took
>> > help
>> > from Microsoft to get IIS to recognize the applications.
>> >
>> > Then I lost my server and had to rebuild. Now that I have, I continue
>> > to
>> > have the following problem:
>> >
>> > The website I have under the default website oon IIS works fine.
>> > However,
>> > the others, which I defined, each as their own website, fail to run. I
>> > get
>> > a
>> > configuration error that "It is an error to use a section registered as
>> > allowDefiniteio n='MachineToApp lication' beyond application level. This
>> > error
>> > can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
>> > application
>> > in IIS." Then it displays the authentication section, whether forms or
>> > none.
>> >
>> > I have gone into IIS and reset the website applications several times.
>> > There
>> > appear to be no real differences between the virtual directory I
>> > defined
>> > for
>> > the default website and those I defined for other websites. And indeed,
>> > IIS
>> > seems to have no trouble finding the correct webconfig files each time.
>> >
>> > Can anyone help? I've spent a couple of days trying to puzzle through
>> > this
>> > and am completely stumped. Thanks!
>> > --
>> > Buz Waitz[/color]
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Re: IIS and ASP.Net

It sure seemed worth a shot and so I tried it. However, I'm still getting the
same results. I can't help but feel that the problem must lie in something
IIS expects in the way the application is defined, but I'm lost as to where
else to look.

I really appreciate the help, though. Do you have any ideas what else I can
try?

"Nick Malik [Microsoft]" wrote:
[color=blue]
> normally the default web site is at c:/inetpub/wwwroot
> Therefore, normally a subdirectory under wwwroot is an application, but not
> a site.
>
> In order to avoid confusion, create your additional sites under a seperate
> tree, like
> c:/inetpub/site1root
> and
> c:/inetpub/site2root
>
> I've had that help before, but I can't say as I've had any difficulty
> setting up a seperate site, as you appear to be having.
> Perhaps this will help you.
>
> --
> --- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
> MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
> http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik
>
> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
> representative of my employer.
> I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
> programmer helping programmers.
> --
> "Buz" <bwaitz@minormi racles.com.nosp amplease> wrote in message
> news:C25C634B-A54D-4D27-BA16-43AF54E8B900@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> > My first guess is that neither of those is the problem since IIS has no
> > trouble finding the webconfig files. However, to answer your questions,
> > 1. The IP address and ports are the same for each. I'm using the headers
> > to differentiate.
> > 2. Each site uses a different folder under wwwroot (i.e.,
> > \Inetpub\wwwroo t\website1, \Inetpub\wwwroo t\website2, etc.)
> >
> > I did notice an initial difference in how IIS pointed to the starting
> > directories, but played with that and saw no change to the problem.
> >
> > Did I answer what you were asking? Suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > "Nick Malik [Microsoft]" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> how is IIS differentiating these sites? Host header? port number?
> >>
> >> Did you place the additional sites under the same directory tree as the
> >> default web site, because if you did... move them to another directory
> >> tree
> >> altogether and set that tree to be the base directory for the additional
> >> web
> >> site.
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >>
> >> --
> >> --- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
> >> MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik
> >>
> >> Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
> >> representative of my employer.
> >> I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
> >> programmer helping programmers.
> >> --
> >> "Buz" <bwaitz@minormi racles.com.nosp amplease> wrote in message
> >> news:919D7857-6234-45BF-8921-1DA3B0975BDF@mi crosoft.com...
> >> > I'm a beginner and trying to learn. I have a half dozen websites that I
> >> > first
> >> > configured in just html. Then I converted them to ASP.Net and it took
> >> > help
> >> > from Microsoft to get IIS to recognize the applications.
> >> >
> >> > Then I lost my server and had to rebuild. Now that I have, I continue
> >> > to
> >> > have the following problem:
> >> >
> >> > The website I have under the default website oon IIS works fine.
> >> > However,
> >> > the others, which I defined, each as their own website, fail to run. I
> >> > get
> >> > a
> >> > configuration error that "It is an error to use a section registered as
> >> > allowDefiniteio n='MachineToApp lication' beyond application level. This
> >> > error
> >> > can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an
> >> > application
> >> > in IIS." Then it displays the authentication section, whether forms or
> >> > none.
> >> >
> >> > I have gone into IIS and reset the website applications several times.
> >> > There
> >> > appear to be no real differences between the virtual directory I
> >> > defined
> >> > for
> >> > the default website and those I defined for other websites. And indeed,
> >> > IIS
> >> > seems to have no trouble finding the correct webconfig files each time.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help? I've spent a couple of days trying to puzzle through
> >> > this
> >> > and am completely stumped. Thanks!
> >> > --
> >> > Buz Waitz
> >>
> >>
> >>[/color][/color]
>
>
>[/color]