The folder <name> isn't accessible" error message

[per]

Hi Everyone,

I hope I am explaining myself properly here. I am trying to publish my web
site to a virtual host before the DNS settings are resolved. If the site has
a dedicated IP address there is no problem but in a shared IP address
environment, I get the following message:
The folder name isn't accessible. The folder may be located on an
unavailable volume or protected with a password

Is there any way I can connect to a domain on a shared IP host (before the
DNS servers get updated)?

Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

No, you have to wait.

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[per]

It's not what I had hoped to hear but thank for your reply Thomas <smile>.
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Phillip

No, you have to wait.

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[per]

Hi Thomas,
I found an answer to my problem. I thought I would share it with you. It is
possible.

The solution is the alter your own computers DNS system.

System file:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
In notepad, add a line that says:
IPaddress www.yourdomainname.com

This hard codes the new IP to the domain and overrides your ISPs DNS for
this particular domain name.
Once you are done with uploading and testing, you just delete the line and
you are back to the regular internet.

It works great.
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Phillip

No, you have to wait.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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[Thomas A. Rowe]

This is not a good solution when using a shared IP address.

You have no idea where on the remote server your web files are actually going, since the single IP
address is being shared with all the domains on that server.

The server uses the domain name to determine what folder to store your web pages, as well as the
folder to use when receiving a request from a browser for a page. That is why you have to wait.

Have you talked with your host?

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================

Hi Thomas,
I found an answer to my problem. I thought I would share it with you. It is possible.

The solution is the alter your own computers DNS system.

System file:
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
In notepad, add a line that says:
IPaddress www.yourdomainname.com

This hard codes the new IP to the domain and overrides your ISPs DNS for
this particular domain name.
Once you are done with uploading and testing, you just delete the line and
you are back to the regular internet.

It works great.