IE Problem: Invalid Syntax Error :(

[Debug]

Hi there,

When I use "Connect:9999" as url in the adress bar, I get "Invalid Syntax Error - The page cannot be displayed" :(((

On the other hand, the 404 page running the script that is querying my computer shows me a different computer (s:) name.

I tried this both in Windows 98 First Editon running IE 6.0 SP1 & Windows 2000 Adv. Server running IE 6.0 SP1. The result is the same. :(

Does anyone know the right syntax or is this a bug again?

Debug

[IanTurner]

Connect:nnnn is a TCP/IP level command and not an http command and is therefore not a command that can/should be used through IE

If you are trying to connect to a different port via http I would suggest using:

http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:mmm

where nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn is the IP address of the machine you are looking to connect to and mmm is the port number.

[Debug]

Thanks for the response.. :)

So, I have another question: Is it possible to execute TCP/IP commands via internet explorer?

Debug

[IanTurner]

As far as I know IE won't let you execute TCP/IP commands, you will need to go to a lower level programming language such as C++ or VB.

However I'm not 100% on this one.