FP: NTLM Authentication Error Opening FrontPage Web

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
• Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack

SYMPTOMS

When you open or publish a FrontPage Web on a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) you receive the following error message:

   HTTP 1.0 500 server error (-2146893042)

CAUSE

This error occurs when Microsoft Windows NT Challenge/Response security does not receive the Web author's log on identification.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior follow these steps.

Step 1. Enable NT Challenge/Response Authentication on IIS

To enable NT Challenge/Response Authentication, install the Client for Microsoft Networks and set it as your primary network client, using these steps:

1. On the Start menu, point to settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

3. Click the Configuration tab.

4. Click Add.

5. In the "Select Network Component Type" dialog box, click Client, and then click Add.

6. In the Manufacturers list, select Microsoft. In the Network Clients list, select "Client for Microsoft Networks." Click OK.

7. In the Primary Network Logon list, select "Client for Microsoft Networks."

8. Click the Identification tab, and fill in the Computer Name and Workgroup boxes.

9. Click OK.

10. If you are prompted to restart Windows, click Yes.

Step 2. Configure Dial-Up Networking

1. On the Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon.

2. Double-click the Dial-Up Networking icon.

3. Right-click the connectoid for your Internet service provider, and then click Properties.

4. Click Server Type.

5. Click Logon To Network.

6. Click to clear the Require Encrypted Password check box.

7. Click OK.

8. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

9. Double-click the Services icon.

10. In the Service list, verify that Server and Workstation are listed and

        that their Status is Started.