These included:. In Windows Vista and Windows Server , we now have a single component-based setup infrastructure that unifies clean OS installation, servicing of the OS, and installation of optional features.
For optional features, this technology now replaces Sysocmgr. With IIS 6. In so doing, the potential attack surface changed dramatically between IIS 5.
This change in philosophy did create a smaller default attack surface on the Web server, but it was far from perfect. While IIS 6. This meant that while many optional features were disabled on installation, they were still installed and loaded into the Web server.
These features also continued to consume CPU and memory and required patching and software updates, even though they were disabled. If a software update for CGI became available, every IIS customer was required to install it, whether it was in use or not. With IIS 7. This allows you to install just the modules for the IIS features that are needed, and only worry about servicing the set of components that you use.
This makes it possible to deploy very thin, task-specific servers and to lock out unused functionality in a way never before possible. The following table summarizes all the installable component features of IIS 7. The table also groups features into functional areas.
These functional areas are used by the setup user interfaces such as Server Manager, as well as by the new command line and scripting tools.
Each of the functional areas and feature components are explored in detail in the next section. Allows you to specify a default file to be loaded when users do not specify a file in a request URL. Installs support for application development such as ASP. Installs Web server Management Console which supports management of local and remote Web servers. Allows this Web server to be managed remotely from another computer via the Web server Management Console. Installs the IIS 6.
Provides support for administration of remote IIS 6. Provides support for upload and download of files. Installing IIS 7.
When and if you need to install by using command-line scripts or unattended files, you must know the actual names of the IIS components in the IIS package that represent these features. These are:.
These features are normally always installed with IIS, although you may choose to omit some or all of these features for special purpose configurations. The Application Development update groups together features that support deployment of Web applications and dynamic content such as ASP. Changing a port within IIS 7 to 10 is simple.
Third click Add to add a new site binding, or click Edit to modify an existing binding and finally click ok to apply the changes. Versions and History Microsoft Windows Server or IIS 6 is the oldest version you would want to run for anything outside of a hobby or testing, which does supports IPV6 as well as modern security measures. IIS 6 or Windows Server is no longer receiving any updates from Microsoft but supports IPV6 and most security measures needed for simple hosting needs on a budget.
IIS 7 shipped with Windows Vista and has better support for the. IIS 7. Extended support will end in this is the oldest version receiving any support officially from microsoft. Net and IIS. In addition, forms authentication becomes something available to all types of content, not just that wrapped within a. Net application, making authentication data stored in a database one that you have a provider for, that is available to just about any form.
Additionally, you'll find that URLScan-like functionality is included with IIS 7 natively, so that Web requests can be filtered for nefarious attempts to exploit security holes. And IIS can piggyback on the many security improvements Longhorn Server will bring to the table, making the system as well as the service more secure.
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When I try to access another computer across my home network through a browser by using its ip address I get routed to an iis7 page that says iis7 and then welcome in a bunch of languages. Any help? Enable sharing on the machine you are trying to access. When you try it from the browser it goes to the webserver on the remote machine and will not list the file on the system. This is because IIS by default runs on port 80 as a webserver, so I'm guessing you're either connecting to port 80 or not specifying a port when connecting, which defaults to connecting to port 80 assumably by a web browser by the sound of it.
We had this problem today with the Tally T printer. We changed the speed of the network connection from Mb to 10 Mb. Not sure if that helped. We had the printer connected to a PC and both devices connected to a small switch.
I power cycled the switch but that did not seem to help. When we disconnected the switch from the LAN the normal web page finally came up and we were able to access the web page normally.
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