Administering IIS over the InternetLast reviewed: April 22, 1997Article ID: Q142850 |
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SUMMARYInternet Information Servers can be administered over the Internet if you make a simple configuration change.
MORE INFORMATIONTo connect to a Windows NT server running Internet Information Server, NetBIOS name resolution is required. The easiest way to set up name resolution between two machines is to create an LMHOSTS file. The LMHOSTS file is a local text file mapping IP addresses to the NetBIOS names of the remote servers with which you want to communicate over TCP/IP. Windows NT recognizes names instead of IP addresses for network requests and a name discovery process is used to correctly route network requests with TCP/IP. Once an LMHOSTS file is created, Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups machines using TCP/IP are able to NET USE or share files and printers across the Internet. The following instructions are for creating an LMHOSTS file for Windows NT.
How to Create an LMHOSTS FileBy default, the LMHOSTS file is located in the directory %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC. For example:
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
xxx.54.94.97 webserver #PRE where xxx is any valid number for IP addresses. If the connection is not established, you can test the connectivity by opening a command window and typing "NET USE \\WEBSERVER\IPC$". If the error "Network path was not found" appears, then the IP address for the remote machine in the LMHOSTS file is incorrect. If the message Access Denied appears, check the permissions for your account on the server you are trying to connect to.
Other name resolution methods can be used to connect to networked machines across the Internet. For more information, query the Microsoft Knowledge Base on "name and resolution and wins" or "name and resolution and DNS".
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