Hi all.

I'm new to both .NET and DNN.  I have dnn 4.3.7 installed and I can run it in VS 2005, on my XP machine, using the built-in web server inclueded with VS.  I've followed all the instructions I can find to set up the virtual directory in IIS (5.1).  However, if I type in the URL (http://localhost/website) into explorer, all I get is 404 or 403 errors. 

If I run the app in VS, and then copy and paste the resulting URL, which now includes the port number (http://localhost:xxxx/website), the app will run just fine.

How do I set it up to get around having to do that?  I'm just trying to experiment with DNN as a simple intranet, to be run on our network domain, from an XP box.

I'm hoping this problem is the result of some, basic practice for asp.net apps, that I've yet to learn. 

Any suggestions?

bogjacket,

I would suggest the following:

Add default.aspx as a "default document" in IIS (right click on the directory in IIS and select "properties" -> select the "documents" tab)

Also, you will want to make sure that the ASP.Net Machine Account (ASPNET) has the appropriate permissions on your directory (full control is probably fine for your local environment).

hope that helps,

Ian

If you have set up default.aspx as a default document, I don't see how it could be giving you a directory lising with default.aspx included.  Can you make sure that you've done that on that specific virtual directory?

Also, problems that we run into a lot with giving permissions is giving the permissions to the domain ASPNET account, rather than to your machine's ASPNET account.  If you are on a domain, double check which ASPNET account you've given permissions to.