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Aquilo:
since my server is viewable by the net I was woundering how to password protect directories in windows IIS server or restrict them from any other access other than localhost??

Iridium:
In the Internet Services Manager, you can edit the security settings on directories and files by going to the properties (Right-click->Properties) and then selecting the "Directory/File Security" tab. Click the "Edit..." button in the "Anonymous access and authentication control", and uncheck "Anonymous access", and check "Basic authentication".

Once you've done this, you'll need to set the file permissions (through Explorer) on the directory that you wish to protect. If you say, allow only your Windows user account to access the file, then it's your username and password that will have to be entered when the browser's authentication box appears.

Aquilo:
actualy when I did that nothing worked! >:(

I rebooted and took another look and found
"folder" => "right-click" => "All Tasks" => "Permissions wizard"
to me more frendly in setting this up! :-\
and now I get the login box for that directory!

thanks for the info.

* off to see what "Virtual Directory will do!

Aquilo:
one more question!

How do I stop windows from panicking?
this is a 56k connection would this message be based on that
or is it some other setting?


--- Quote ---HTTP 403.9 - Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected
Internet Information Services

--- End quote ---

Iridium:
If you're running IIS on a workstation edition of Windows (eg. Win2K Professional) then it automatically limits you to 10 simulataneous connections. Other than by cracking IIS, there isn't any way to get around this (you can set the max. connections as high as you like in the config, but it'll still be limited to 10. There are also a few other config options that are disabled when running it on a workstation, I believe CPU throttling is one of them.)

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