FP98: Cannot Set Executable Directory on Multi-Homed Server (194275)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q194275 For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 version of this article, see 162243.
SYMPTOMS
When you run FrontPage to administer content on a Web server that
implements software multi-homing, you will not be able to configure
executable folders within your FrontPage Web from FrontPage Explorer.
For more information about configuring Web servers for multi-homing,
consult your Web server documentation.
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
CAUSE
There is no documented way to specify the Internet Protocol (IP) address
or domain name to be associated with the directive in the configuration
files on a Web server that performs multi-homing. This feature functions
correctly on Web servers that are configured to multi-home with a
separate IP for each domain. FrontPage 98 is not designed to work with
software multi-homing.
RESOLUTION
To enable FrontPage Server Extensions on a multi-homed Web server,
configure the server to multi-home with a separate IP address for each
domain. Netscape refers to this as hardware multi-homing.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Netscape Corporation defines Software multi-homing as two categories:
Multi-root and single-root. Multi-root "software" multi-homing is occurs
when all customers on a Web server share the same IP address, but each
customer has a separate document root directory. Single-root "software"
multi-homing is occurs when all customers on a Web server share the same
IP address, and each customer has a separate subweb under the root Web
server content directory. However, only the actual home page gets
redirected to the appropriate page by using directives in the server
configuration file. All links within a single-root software multi-homed
Web site have to be written relative to that home page.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB194275 |
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