how to make http://mysite/ work in IIS?

[mms19]

I got Windows 2000 Professional with IIS in my local computer named myserver. I also set some virtual directories in IIS for some virtual sites, say mysite1 and mysite2. (I seem cannot set virtual host in Win2K Pro, can I? )

Now I can only access the virtual sites via http://myserver/mysite1/ and http://myserver/mysite2/. How can I set to access the virtual sites via http://mysite1/ and http://mysite2/?

Thank you.

[edited by: engine at 4:17 pm (utc) on Oct. 16, 2003]
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[mattur]

Workstation versions of IIS do not support multiple virtual sites. Only the server versions do.

[webmasterworld.com...]

[coopster]

You can with Apache [httpd.apache.org] though, and it's free ;)

[killroy]

and muuuuuch better... I struggled with IIS for over a year, what a major pain... Apache turned it all to pleasure :)

SN

[spcoker]

If you go to this page it will explain it all I used it and my server is working. Simple enough.

http//www.personalhomenetworks.com/introduction/overview/Webserver.htm

[edited by: DaveAtIFG at 10:05 am (utc) on Oct. 29, 2003]
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[mattur]

Thats a great article spcoker, but it doesn't actually address the question: hosting multiple virtual sites on a workstation nt os. It explains how to set-up a web site using workstation iis. It says:

The IIS installed with Windows 2000 Pro and XP is the same service running on ... Windows 2000 Server

Which is slightly misleading: the workstation version of IIS is actually a cut-down/hobbled version of the server version.

See the linked thread above for a method of hosting multiple sites on workstation versions.

[spcoker]

I am lost now (workstation) server?I have a webpage. So i thought that was a server. Can you brief me a little more on the server? You can download IIS 6 from Microsoft for Server 2003. Is that also a workstation?
I need more info Please.

[mattur]

MS do Workstation versions and Server versions of their NT4-derived operating systems. The workstation versions e.g. Win2000 pro, XP Pro are what people install on their personal computers. The server versions are installed on, well, servers ;)

NT4 workstation, Win2000 Pro and XP Pro come with a cut down web server. It's a version of IIS, sometimes referred to as PWS (Personal Web Server).

It's similar to the IIS web server that comes with server versions of the OS (Win2000 Server, etc), but is limited to 10 connections, can only host 1 web site, and has a few other limitations.

[spcoker]

One more Question!

What is the difference in a server and a personal computer that is setup like a server? I really don't know!

I thought that server software on a computer made it a server!

[ogletree]

Nowdays the server OS and personal OS is the same base code. If you know how you can actualy switch a personal OS to a server OS. MS won't tell you how. All they do is make some changes so that the personal OS is a little different and throttled down than the workstation os. You used to be able to download Windows 2000 server with P2P software but it is harder to find these days.

[bill]

What is the difference in a server and a personal computer that is setup like a server?

Basically the personal IIS is limited to 10 connections and is best used for development of your sites. A full server license will allow unlimited number of connections and access to some other services from Microsoft.