NEWBIE - setting up IIS (remoting wsdl)

Hi

I'm new to IIS so ...

I have 2 machines, one of which I've set up as a remoting source. If I
go into IE on computer1 and type in the address

http://computer1/MyRemotingSource/Portal.Rem?wsdl

I get the response I would expect.

If I go onto computer2 and type the same, I get no response. It looks
like it is probably a permissions thing, but I don't really know where I
should be looking to set this up.

Any pointers

Thx

Simon

Re: NEWBIE - setting up IIS (remoting wsdl)

Simon Woods wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm new to IIS so ...
>
> I have 2 machines, one of which I've set up as a remoting source. If I
> go into IE on computer1 and type in the address
>
> http://computer1/MyRemotingSource/Portal.Rem?wsdl
>
> I get the response I would expect.
>
> If I go onto computer2 and type the same, I get no response. It looks
> like it is probably a permissions thing, but I don't really know where I
> should be looking to set this up.
>
> Any pointers
>
> Thx
>
> Simon

I should have added that I can see (and ping) the other computer across
the n/w and have followed the instructions in this tutorial

http://www.webwizguide.com/kb/asp_knowledgebase/server_permi ssions.asp

Re: NEWBIE - setting up IIS (remoting wsdl)

On Nov 19, 3:50 am, Simon Woods wrote:
> Simon Woods wrote:
> > Hi
>
> > I'm new to IIS so ...
>
> > I have 2 machines, one of which I've set up as a remoting source. If I
> > go into IE on computer1 and type in the address
>
> >http://computer1/MyRemotingSource/Portal.Rem?wsdl
>
> > I get the response I would expect.
>
> > If I go onto computer2 and type the same, I get no response. It looks
> > like it is probably a permissions thing, but I don't really know where I
> > should be looking to set this up.
>
> > Any pointers
>
> > Thx
>
> > Simon
>
> I should have added that I can see (and ping) the other computer across
> the n/w and have followed the instructions in this tutorial
>
> http://www.webwizguide.com/kb/asp_knowledgebase/server_permi ssions.asp- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -



Can you clarify why you think this issue has to do with IIS?

If the HTTP request works from Computer1 (which you have verified),
then this looks like a networking issue between the two computers.

In other words, just because it fails from Computer2 but succeeds from
Computer1 hardly means the issue is with IIS. In fact, that shows that
the issue is NOT with IIS (or else why would it succeed on Computer1?)

Being able to PING the computer says nothing about being able to HTTP
to the computer. For example, if there is a firewall on computer1,
please make sure that the firewall allows HTTP Port through it. And if
your computers use a Proxy to make HTTP requests, make sure the proxy
allows this traffic (for example, AOL users get funneled into proxies
that can break this).

Also, on Computer1, check %windir%\System32\LogFiles\W3SVC1\*.log for
the requests from Computer2. Until you see the request in that log
file, you have a networking problem that prevents the request from
Computer2 to get to Computer1, and you need to look outside of IIS for
the issue.


//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//

Re: NEWBIE - setting up IIS (remoting wsdl)

David Wang wrote:



Absolutely spot on. Many thanks. I'd only check the firewall at one end.