FP: FrontPage Uses Host Name Not Fully Qualified Domain Name

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

SUMMARY

When you start FrontPage Explorer, you receive a message box that contains the host name for your computer, rather than the fully qualified domain name.

FrontPage and other applications may have trouble accessing your local Web server via the fully qualified domain name. FrontPage uses your host name to access the Web server on your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

In some situations, you may want to use the fully qualified domain name to access documents on your local Web server. You must first configure the FrontPage Server Extensions before you can use FrontPage to access your local Web server using the fully qualified domain name.

To configure the FrontPage Server Extensions, follow these steps:

1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.

2. On the File menu, click Open.

3. Select the Frontpg.ini file and then click Open.

   This file is typically located in the \Windows folder.

4. Find the HostOverride= line in the [FrontPage 3.0] section (for FrontPage 98) or the [FrontPage 2.0] section (for FrontPage 97) of the Frontpg.ini file. Change the value of HostOverride so that it equals the fully qualified domain name, like this:

         [FrontPage 3.0]
         HostOverride=mycomputer.mydomain.com
   

5. Save and close the file.