FP97: New Disk-Based Web Times Out While Trying to Connect

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
• Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
• Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to create a new disk-based web, you receive one of the following error messages:

FrontPage 98 for Windows

   The server could not complete your request. Contact your Internet
   service provider or web server administrator to make sure that the
   server has the FrontPage Server Extensions Installed. For more specific
   information, click Details

   HTTP/1.0 501 Not Supported.

FrontPage 97 for Windows

   Timed out while trying to connect to a server at 'c' on port 80.

FrontPage for Windows 1.1

   Unable to connect to a server at 'c' on port 0 (socket code 10049).

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you type a path using the forward slash, such as "c:/webs" (without the quotation marks), in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog box. When the server attempts to resolve the address, it attempts to resolve the folder on the c:\ drive using an IP address.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, in the "Choose a title for your FrontPage Web" dialog box, use a backslash and type the path as follows:

   c:\webs

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.