IIS7.5 or IIS8
We are replaceing one of our 2008 R2 Web servers. We have two that are using NLB. Should I use the new OS (2012R2) for the new server. What are the advanges to moving to 20012R2? I was thinking of...
View ArticleRequest Filtering and HTTPS
Hi,I am running IIS 7.5. I have 1 request filter set up with a filtering rule that scans the URL and denies a string. For any HTTP traffic it works great but for HTTPS traffic it is ignored. The web...
View ArticleUpon running web application w3wp.exe and DefaultAppPool crashes
When I run web application from Visual Studio 2013, it causes JIT debugger to launch and ask for debugging.Otherwise my application is publised on IIS8 based on Windows 8 Pro machine. I found below...
View Articlerunning application in subfolder
i was trying outr blogengine.net, i want to run this application in a subfolder, but i keep getting problems where the sub application is reading from the web.config in the root folder. If i remove the...
View Articledbo.TempResetTimeout
I have a site that seems to be having some speed and crashin issues. When I run sql trace the site at times seems to run the execexec dbo.TempResetTimeout...
View ArticleHow do I disable or turn off handler mappings in IIS7?
How do I disable or turn off handler mappings in IIS7? You can do this in the graphical interface?
View ArticleIIS SSL changing from self cert to issued cert
Hello all,Im having an issue changing from a self cert SSL to one issued by godaddy.The SSL is to be installed on the exhcange server for OWA.I created a new request, which i have a copy and sent it to...
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URL Rewrite on IIS causes diamonds with question marks to appear in pages
Hi. On IIS 7 or 8, when you have an ASP.NET site deployed (happened with blogengine.net and my own we sites), cyrillic characters display fine until you install URL Rewrite module. When installed,...
View ArticleMigrating IIS Server to new Hardware
HI Everyone,I am fairly new to IIS and have been assigned a task to move all the sites to new Hardware with a freshly installed OS. The issue I have is that I have moved the sites but seems like there...
View ArticleCACHE_URL returns malformed URL (URL Rewrite Module used)
Our web-app has been reading the Server Variable CACHE_URL to determine what the incoming URL is as requested by the user. This has worked fine for us until now, but now we are seeing a really...
View ArticleIs starting IIS from the Start menu different than starting it from...
Hello,While following an MSDN page to setup a particular scenario, the instructions start off simply directing one to 'Open' IIS. Then later it instructs one to go to Administrative Tools and choose...
View ArticleSSL certificate for HTTPS binding
Hello everyone,This question applies both to IIS7.5, IIS8 and IIS8.5: When you create a HTTPS binding for a site, and you select the SSL certificate to be used, where is this information stored? I have...
View ArticlePerformance Counter Set
Hello,My question is:Which performance counter set whould you activate at Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 7.5 server, to see, if your server ishealthy or not.I hope somebody can help my at this task,...
View ArticleIIS7 to IIS 8.5 upgrade issues
Hi, We are upgradeing from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Server 2012 R2 and have an issue with IIS.When the upgrade takes place we loose all our application pools in IIS. I am look for a way of either...
View ArticleIIS certificate and account mapping error
HI I was trying to map certificate to account by: IIS Server Console-> web sites->Right click web site name->Directory service tab->edit secure communication-> edit->1-1 account...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2, IIS 7, VB.Net Website, This page can't be displayed...
I have an admin site that I have moved to our Intranet, and changed from Forms Authentication to Windows Authentication. I am fairly new to IIS, and it displays fine on the server, but not from my...
View ArticleCan't run a MVC 4 application on IIS 8.5 on a server 2012 r2
Hey, I have this problem that I can't figure out. The application is running MVC 4 on .net 4.0 on server 2012 R2 IIS 8.5.But it comes up with following error:Could not load file or assembly...
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IIS7.5 HttpHandler not being called
Hi,I have a .Net 4.0 assembly (WebPayments) that contains an HttpHandler (PaymentRequestHandler).The handler processes requests on *.do URLs.On my machine (VS2012+IIS Dev server) it all works fine but...
View ArticleIIS on Azure VM
I am looking to move an existing application from an on-premise web server to an Azure VM. Once have installed the application on the Azure VM, what steps should I take to make the IIS generated URL...
View ArticleWindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name versus HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name
In using Active Directory in VB.Net code and Windows Authentication, I need UserName in the code. Sometimes System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().Name works, and sometimes...
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