IIS corruption can't install FTP service on SBS 2003
Hi,
I was trying to setup a FTP server on our SBS 2003 box. After installation from CD, FTP default site didn't show up in IIS manager. I retried couple times but without different. I assume that IIS have corrupted somehow. I don't want to reinstall IIS yet since we have Exchange running as well. Also Exchange Active Sync went down after trying to install the FTP service.
I'm open to any suggestion instead of reinstalling, reinstalling will be the last resort for me. Any tips on reinstalling would be helpful too but repair would be much less work.
I was trying to setup a FTP server on our SBS 2003 box. After installation from CD, FTP default site didn't show up in IIS manager. I retried couple times but without different. I assume that IIS have corrupted somehow. I don't want to reinstall IIS yet since we have Exchange running as well. Also Exchange Active Sync went down after trying to install the FTP service.
I'm open to any suggestion instead of reinstalling, reinstalling will be the last resort for me. Any tips on reinstalling would be helpful too but repair would be much less work.
Installing FTP on a Domain Controller is a no-no.
You should be setting up the FTP server on another box. That box should be stand-alone as in not domain joined.
SBS is your primary box. FTP is inherently insecure. If clients need file access, setup a VPN account for them or a subsite on the CompanyWeb site that they can get access to:
https://myrww.mysbsdomain.com:444 using your Remote Web Workplace URL.
Philip
You should be setting up the FTP server on another box. That box should be stand-alone as in not domain joined.
SBS is your primary box. FTP is inherently insecure. If clients need file access, setup a VPN account for them or a subsite on the CompanyWeb site that they can get access to:
https://myrww.mysbsdomain.com:444 using your Remote Web Workplace URL.
Philip
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MPEC - this FTP service will not be available to outside user or access from outside, this is for internal VOIP phone system to download new firmware and configuration files. Most likely I will put it on our test server box with Server 2008. My concern is that it can't install and Exchange Activesync won't work after attempt to installed it.
Hardeep - i think i was clear on the problem, after using add/remove program to add FTP, the FTP sites folder under IIS (as shown in pic http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/sbs/WindowsLiveWriter/ActiveDirectoryFTPUserIsolationModeIIS.0_109AD/clip_image001%5B1%5D.jpg) doesn't show up, so I have to where to start configure it.
Hardeep - i think i was clear on the problem, after using add/remove program to add FTP, the FTP sites folder under IIS (as shown in pic http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/sbs/WindowsLiveWriter/ActiveDirectoryFTPUserIsolationModeIIS.0_109AD/clip_image001%5B1%5D.jpg) doesn't show up, so I have to where to start configure it.
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Polycom phone 601 and 501 model, they do have a web interface but no option to upload firmware from local computer, only FTP or HTTP
Post the firmware update on the CompanyWeb site. Do a view source on the page to get the exact URL, paste that into your VOIP's update URL for HTTP.
Philip
Philip
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Rerun the wizard did fixed AS, still don't know why FTP won't install but probably won't need it in the future as I can do it on the test server.
Thanks for that.
Philip
Philip
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I'm not sure how it work on the HTTP update, I'll try what you said in a little bit. Does it have to be https or http is fine?
When your SBS users open IE, they should be directed to http://companyweb. That is the SharePoint V2 site that comes with SBS by default.
You can upload the update in General Documents, then do a View Source in IE to find the exact URL. You may need to append http://companyweb to the /subdirectory/subdirectory
Philip
You can upload the update in General Documents, then do a View Source in IE to find the exact URL. You may need to append http://companyweb to the /subdirectory/subdirectory
Philip
Please go through following links to setup your FTP site which is the only thing you need to do:
http://www.hostmysite.com/support/dedicated/iis/iisftp/
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Creating-Configuring-FTP.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6ws081sa.aspx
Hope this will help.. please let me know..
Thanks,
Hardeep Saluja