Cookies Not Generated When Using IP Address to View IIS Site

ID: Q177558

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Site Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the Microsoft Internet Information Server and accessing a site using the site's IP address, no cookie information is generated. If you view a log file created using Microsoft Usage Analyst, no cookie information will be present for the visit to the site.

CAUSE

This is by design. IP addresses can be moved from site to site. Cookie creation is based on the domain name of the site, because the domain name should remain constant, and the IP address may not.

WORKAROUND

Make sure that the site has a domain name that may be used for access.

Additional query words: interse Interse IMF UA


Keywords          : kbusage 
Version           : WinNT:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 19, 1999