IIS Not working - help

[Oli]

So I've got this little asp.net website that I want to run at my home network.

This brother decided to use IIS, so I installed that stuff using the windows cd. So far so good. As I remember it, I just had to paste the folder with the website under the wwwroot folder, and I was done.

I'm wrong.

At first I couldn't even access localhost, until I did some tinkering with the rights (don't really know what made it work).

I'm now at the phase where he asks a password when I want to browse to localhost.

One note, at one point I could go to localhost/website but saw the directory, when I clicked on the site (the file itself) it only gave me the option to download.

Don't let me down TMH, help me and reps will be your share !

[El Capitan]

What operating system (+ ideally version of IIS) are you using?

[Guy Montag]

Check under

'Website name' Right-click -> Properties -> Directory Security -> Authentication and Access Control edit ->

That 'anonymous access' is enabled, and that whatever account(normally IUSR_servername) is listed there has directory permissions to the folder.

[Oli]

It's enabled.

I'm running windows xp sp3 and IIS version 5.1.

[Guy Montag]

Under 'home directory' is Read enabled? And you checked that whatever user is listed under anonymous access has read permissions to the directory?

[Oli]

To rule out permission problems I actually gave all users full control. I'm assuming that's not safe security-wise, but it should solve the acces problems, which it doesn't.

[El Capitan]

Make sure only anonymous access is enabled, and the others aren't and then see if it works.

Also, disable your firewall temporarily if you have one (may be windows firewall).

Try accessing via the IP (127.0.0.1 or Network IP address) - do any of these methods work?

[Oli]

I'll check once I'm at home.

[Oli]

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[El Capitan]

Are you sure everyone has full permissions on the wwwroot folder (including files/sub-directories), check the IUSR_OLIVIER user in permissions seperately as well just to double check it isn't with it's own permissions.