I have a strange IIS error. Running IIS web server, Win 2003. One web page on my server, announcements.asp, gives an error screen (see attached screen shot). If I rename or copy the file to: test2.asp, the webpage opens way it always has...
I am stumped - any ideas as to why this would suddenly happen or where I should look to clear this up? It does not appear to deliver a payload, and I have scanned for virus and malware with no hits... The server is running slow, so I am suspicious something is amiss, but I am not seeing an error... No other pages on my server are doing this that I can see... No changes in permissions either...
I checked the weblog on the server, it appears to be delivering the pages the same:
2013-01-07 02:18:20 W3SVC1 10.70.24.2 GET /brown/announcements.asp - 80 - 173.88.253.196
2013-01-07 02:18:26 W3SVC1 10.70.24.2 GET /brown/test2.asp - 80 - 173.88.253.196
Dirk Kotte
there are a cisco device or software with contentfilter.
this device or softwarte has classified the page (or the part with "announcements.asp") as google/search-engine. And it is configured to block this category.
you have to configure this device to not block this page...
also the most vendors use databeses with site-/page-classifications, possible your page are within the false category.
which cisco solution do you use?
Jay Newcome
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That is the rub - I don't use a Cisco Web security device... We are a K12 school district and I do have filtering and firewall, but neither is a Cisco device... So now I am wondering if there is one downstream from me.
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ok, every time i open the page i can see another reason (Application/Category)
The error occurs if you try to open the page at the server directly also?
if so, you have something within the IIS- ASP- engine, the ISAPI filter ...
... now i understand your question :-)
Jay Newcome
ASKER
I looked at the ASP and the web server pretty hard before posting as I thought that was the issue too, but did not find anything there. Likewise, a virus scan and malware scan did not bring up anything...
I think our ISP has CISCO filtering. I am waiting on call back. I do not have any filtering using any of my cisco products...
If I rename the file, it delivers fine. It works on the server itself, and if I access from within my network (using any file name), the file is delivered fine (which really points me towards this being something outside of our network/control).
Dirk Kotte
renaming the page is not an option?
you can try to capture the send content (possible send to me) to check your webserver send the correct content .... while i see the error-page.
tell me if you need this - or more infos about how.
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2013-01-07 02:18:20 W3SVC1 10.70.24.2 GET /brown/announcements.asp - 80 - 173.88.253.196
2013-01-07 02:18:26 W3SVC1 10.70.24.2 GET /brown/test2.asp - 80 - 173.88.253.196