Authentication fails unless app is running on IIS

tobriant · December 13th, 2004, 10:26 AM

I'm developing a web app (VB .Net) that runs great on every browser I've tested, however, the app (Code) must be up and running on the IIS (also development) machine. I have the timeout in web.config set to 20 (the default) however it times out a lot sooner. After 3 - 5 minutes idle, I get the "Sql Server does not exist or Access denied" message. I restart the app on the development/IIS machine and all is well. If anyone can help...

Tim OBriant
Senior Analyst
Smithfield Foods Inc
Tarheel Division

englere · December 14th, 2004, 10:20 PM

I run mine on separate machines with no trouble.

Are you using TCP/IP to connect to the database computer? This almost sounds like a network problem - is the DB machine on the same zone as the IIS machine, or is there a firewall, router, or switch in the loop?

Do you have another IIS machine that you can try?

Eric