Localstart.asp is not displayed when browsing local computer with Netscape (246019)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
This article was previously published under Q246019
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SYMPTOMS

When using Netscape Navigator or Communicator to browse the default Web page on the local computer, the Localstart.asp page is not displayed. Instead, one of the following errors occurs, depending on the URL used.

Browsing http://localhost/

Attempting to browse http://localhost causes a message box to appear, containing the following error message:
Document contains no data

Browsing http://ServerName/

Attempting to browse the site using the host name of the local computer causes the following error message to be displayed in the browser:
Under Construction

The site you were trying to reach does not currently have a default page. It may be in the process of being upgraded.

Please try this site again later. If you still experience the problem, try contacting the Web site administrator.

CAUSE

The site is being browsed through a proxy, rather than browsing the local host directly, which causes the Iisstart.asp file to determine that the browser is not local.

WORKAROUND

Change the settings so that Navigator or Communicator does not use the proxy when browsing the local computer.

For example, in Netscape Navigator version 4.08, perform the following:
  1. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  2. In the Category tree, click Advanced, and then Proxies.
  3. In the area to the right, if Automatic proxy configuration is currently selected, click Manual proxy configuration.
  4. Next to Manual proxy configuration, click View.
  5. Verify that the information needs is provided in the Servers section (at a minimum, the name of the HTTP server, using port 80, is typically needed).
  6. In the Exceptions text box, type localhost and the host name of your computer, separated by a comma.
  7. Click OK twice to close the dialog box.
Note You will be prompted for your user name and password before being allowed access to Localstart.asp. Provide the user name in the form of Domain\UserName if you are in a domain.

MORE INFORMATION

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(c) Microsoft Corporation 2000, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Kevin Zollman, Microsoft Corporation.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/29/2005
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB246019
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