IIS Win XP

[Cindy]

In Windows XP, I gather that it is good to stop the IIS server when not
using FrontPage or making web available on the net...is this true?

What are the ways to stop and restart the IIS in Win XP Pro?

Thanks

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

I prefer keeping mine shut off when not in use, for security reasons. You
can control them by turning on and off in services.

Also, the same with World Wide Web Publishing.
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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About FrontPage 2003:
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| In Windows XP, I gather that it is good to stop the IIS server when not
| using FrontPage or making web available on the net...is this true?
|
| What are the ways to stop and restart the IIS in Win XP Pro?
|
| Thanks
|
|

 

[Cindy]

Thanks for reply...in Services, is the service to stop "IIS Admin"?

Is there a one button (easy) way to stop both IIS and World Wide Web
Publishing?
-I hadn't realized, till you pointed this out, that they are separate.

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

The one that I typically do is launching the IIS MMC through Control Panel |
Administrative Tools | Internet Information Services then selecting the web
site from the list and hitting the stop button. This will shut down the
inetinfo process effectively. I've found that trying to do it through the
services list can sometimes allow me to select the wrong service making IIS
unavailable to be administered through the IIS MMC control panel.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

Thanks for reply...in Services, is the service to stop "IIS Admin"?

Is there a one button (easy) way to stop both IIS and World Wide Web
Publishing?
-I hadn't realized, till you pointed this out, that they are separate.

I prefer keeping mine shut off when not in use, for security reasons. You
can control them by turning on and off in services.

Also, the same with World Wide Web Publishing.
--
===
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
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| In Windows XP, I gather that it is good to stop the IIS server when not
| using FrontPage or making web available on the net...is this true?
|
| What are the ways to stop and restart the IIS in Win XP Pro?
|
| Thanks
|
|

 

[JIMCO Software]

In Windows XP, I gather that it is good to stop the IIS server when
not using FrontPage or making web available on the net...is this true?

What are the ways to stop and restart the IIS in Win XP Pro?

Thanks

If you decide you want to do this, you can create a simple batch file to
stop it by just having that file execute the following command:

iisreset /stop

You can then restart it in another batch file by just executing iisreset
with no switches.

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Jim Cheshire
JIMCO Software
http://www.jimcosoftware.com
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Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesche

 

[Murray]

Is there a really good reason to do this, really?

I mean I'm trying to figure out why one would feel the need to toggle it....

 

[Bob Lehmann]

I mean I'm trying to figure out why one would feel the need to toggle
it....
Installing COM components requires a stop and restart, for one.

Bob Lehmann

 

[JIMCO Software]

Is there a really good reason to do this, really?

I mean I'm trying to figure out why one would feel the need to toggle
it....

If you're way security conscious, you may want to do it to close the port.
However, a simple NAT router will solve that problem unless you set up port
forwarding or a DMZ.

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Jim Cheshire
JIMCO Software
http://www.jimcosoftware.com
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Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesche

 

[Murray]

That's what I thought. So, basically, it's for the paranoid. 8)

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

I resemble that remark.
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
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| That's what I thought. So, basically, it's for the paranoid. 8)
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| Murray
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| | > Murray wrote:
| >> Is there a really good reason to do this, really?
| >>
| >> I mean I'm trying to figure out why one would feel the need to toggle
| >> it....
| >
| > If you're way security conscious, you may want to do it to close the
port.
| > However, a simple NAT router will solve that problem unless you set up
| > port forwarding or a DMZ.
| >
| > --
| > Jim Cheshire
| > JIMCO Software
| > http://www.jimcosoftware.com
| > ===============================
| > Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesche
| >
| >
| >
|
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