Criss Crowe has published a cool script to display the web site ID and description. With IIS 6 the Web Site ID is a randomly generated number for each site that is created other than the Default Web Site which has an Web Site ID of 1) Knowing which web site these being to is a problem as it requires you to manually look at each web site. The following script will allow you to …
Stumbled across this hotfix from Microsoft, for Application Center 2000 SP2 when it runs on Windows Server 2003 SP1. The hotfix is needed when running Windows Server 2003 SP1, otherwise you could experience problems getting an AppCluster member into the AppCenter cluster. After you install Windows Server 2003 SP1 on a server that is running Application Center 2000, you experience one or more of the following problems: When you try to connect to Localhost, …
Bernard has done his usual post, with an overview of this month IIS webcasts. See the full list at source: Webcasts – December 2005. Direct link to: Microsoft IIS Webcast site.
Chris Adams has posted another article (part III) in his SSL series. …focus on certificates, and in particular, how you can build certificates and also how to troubleshoot certificates. It is important to understand the different types of certificates that exist, and what environment to use them in. Read it at source: ChrisAd’s blog : SSL Part III. For more information on his first articles in the SSL series, see my previous post: SSL.
A while back TechRepublic released a workflow which gives a good overview over IIS configuration and setup, especially for newbies to IIS. TechRepublic contributor Rick Vanover has put together a flowchart that will help you identify the services you require and configure IIS for maximum security. Download the flowchart at source: IIS configuration flowchart for Windows Server 2003 – TechRepublic.