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Trace IIS 7.0 Errors Like a Pro with Failed Request Tracing

When dealing with hard to find IIS 7.0 errors, I break out the trusty Failed Request Tracing. My favorite way of doing this is through the command line Read More...

Posted 01 August 08 12:25 by Mike Volodarsky | 4 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, Troubleshooting, Tools, AppCmd, IIS

Connecting to IIS 7.0 configuration remotely with Microsoft.Web.Administration

IIS 7.0 provides a number of APIs that you can use to manage configuration remotely. This post provides the info and tools you need to configure remote access to IIS 7.0 configuration, including for use on Server Core installations. Read More...

Posted 26 May 08 11:20 by Mike Volodarsky | 8 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, Development, Tools, Configuration, IIS

Check IIS network connectivity with PortCheck v2.0

Due to demand for the original PortCheck tool , I decided to release the updated version that I myself have been using that has a few more features to help diagnose connectivity issues. [ Download PortCheck v2.0 ] The idea behind PortCheck was simple Read More...

Posted 23 January 08 11:11 by Mike Volodarsky | 8 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, Troubleshooting, Tools, Goodies, IIS6

IISSCHEMA.EXE - A tool to register IIS7 configuration sections

A very cool aspect of IIS7’s end-to-end extensibility is the ability to define your own configuration sections for your custom web server modules and handlers, that reside in the standard IIS configuration files side by side with IIS configuration. Read More...

Posted 04 August 07 08:38 by Mike Volodarsky | 8 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, Tools, Goodies, Configuration
Attachment(s): iisschema.zip

You can actually download the hotlinking blocker module now

Apparently, my previous post of the LeechGuard holinking prevention module ended up with broken download and image links. No-one could download the module, and on my home network I could see it just fine.

So, I fixed the links, and you can browse the article and download the LeechGuard module for your IIS6 or IIS7 server now. Be sure to check it out! Read More...

Posted 05 January 07 11:43 by Mike Volodarsky | 4 Comments   
Filed under IIS7, Development, Tools, ASP.NET

For the past 5 years, I was the core server Program Manager for the IIS 7.0 and ASP.NET 2.0 products at Microsoft.
Now, I work on advanced web server tech using IIS 7.0, .NET, and Windows Server 2008 and write about it in this blog.

Writings

TechNet Magazine
>Top 10 Performance Improvements in IIS 7.0

MSDN Magazine
>IIS 7.0: Build Web Server Solutions with End-To-End Extensibility
>IIS 7.0: Enhance Your Apps with the Integrated ASP.NET Pipeline
>IIS 7.0: Explore The Web Server For Windows Vista And Beyond
>Design and Deploy Secure Web Apps with ASP.NET 2.0 and IIS 6.0
>Fast, Scalable, and Secure Session State Management for Your Web Applications

LeechGuard
IconHandler 2.0
DirectoryListing
HttpRedirection
IIS Auth for Wordpress
iisschema.exe
PortCheck.exe v2.0

- ASP.NET 2.0 Breaking Changes on IIS 7.0
- Develop IIS7 modules and handlers with .NET
- Troubleshoot IIS7 errors like a pro
- Troubleshooting 503 / "service unavailable" errors
- Troubleshooting "server not found" errors
- Create IIS7 sites, applications, and virtual directories
- Run Ruby on Rails with IIS FastCGI
- VS Debugging of ASP.NET applications on Windows Vista
- Stop hot-linking with IIS and ASP.NET

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