Re: Cannot access web site

Hi,

I believe 127.0.0.1 short circuits the TCP/IP stack, so bypasses the
firewall.

The next thing I would check is any proxy setting defined in your browser.

Also, if this is SBS Premium, do you have ISA Server running?

Cheers
Ken

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"John Straumann" wrote in message
news:E04908AC-8941-433B-AAD3-B4AFBE228873@microsoft.com...
> Hi Ken:
>
> Thanks for your note. As far as I can tell the firewall is not running and
> even if it was, would it affect access on the same machine?
>
> John.
>
>
> "Ken Schaefer" wrote in message
> news:#FxK3CKQIHA.3516@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I would look at your firewall configuration then...
>>
>> I reread your original post, and you said that http://sbs2003r2 works. In
>> that case, name resolution appears to be working fine. If you're not able
>> to reach the website using port 5555, then something would appear to be
>> blocking the request. "Localhost" probably works, because the name
>> "localhost" resolves to 127.0.0.1 (per your HOSTS file) rather than
>> 192.168.1.170
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ken
>>
>> "John Straumann" wrote in message
>> news:BA115C98-C82D-4E1E-B67E-DB8D21BF9D9C@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi Ken:
>>>
>>> Thanks for your note. "ping sbs2003r2" returns: Reply from 192.168.1.170
>>>
>>> John.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ken Schaefer" wrote in message
>>> news:e6jEAM5PIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> a) Do you have a firewall that might be blocking connections?
>>>>
>>>> b) Did you try ping sbs2003r2? to see if the name is resolving
>>>> correctly? Nslookup works a little differently to other tools
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> My IIS Blog: www.adOpenStatic.com/cs/blogs/ken
>>>>
>>>> "John Straumann" wrote in message
>>>> news:37DD2243-B3B6-4101-A2F0-B0E3CA84C051@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hello all:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a new installation of SBS 2003 R2 and I also just installed
>>>>> MSCRM. When it installs, MSCRM creates a new web site on port 5555 and
>>>>> if I open IE and type:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://localhost:5555
>>>>>
>>>>> MSCRM opens fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> However if I open IE and type the server name thus:
>>>>> http://sbs2003r2:5555 the site does not open. I think it may be a DNS
>>>>> problem but I am not sure.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://192.168.1.170:5555 also does not work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is how things are set up:
>>>>>
>>>>> CRM Site in IIS:
>>>>> IP: All Unassigned Port: 5555
>>>>>
>>>>> TCPIP:
>>>>> 192.168.1.170
>>>>> 255.255.255.0
>>>>> 192.168.1.1
>>>>> DNS Servers:
>>>>> 192.168.1.170
>>>>>
>>>>> DNS Setup:
>>>>> Forward Lookup:
>>>>> sbs2003r2: Host (A) 192.168.1.170
>>>>> (same as parent folder) Host (A) 192.168.1.170
>>>>> (same as parent folder) Name Server (NS) sbs2003r2.smallbusiness.local
>>>>> Reverse Lookup:
>>>>> 192.168.1.170 Pointer (PTR) sbs2003r2.smallbusiness.local
>>>>>
>>>>> If I type "nslookup sbs2003r2" I get:
>>>>> Server: sbs2003r2.smallbusiness.local
>>>>> Address: 192.168.1.170
>>>>> Name: sbs2003r2.smallbusiness.local
>>>>> Address: 192.168.1.170
>>>>>
>>>>> And the SBS sites like http://sbs2003r2, http://companyweb, etc. work
>>>>> fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how I can start to track the
>>>>> error down?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any and all help.
>>>>>
>>>>> John.
>>>>
>>