Microsoft KB Archive/279082

= Error When You Connect to Site Server with NetMeeting 2.11 or Later =

Article ID: 279082

Article Last Modified on 8/27/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279082



SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect to a Site Server 3.0 Internet Locator Service (ILS) Server with Microsoft NetMeeting version 2.11 or later, you may receive the following error message:

There was a problem connecting to the directory server. You may not be connected to the network or the server may be busy



CAUSE
To support NetMeeting 2.11 or later, you must add schema settings to the membership directory for version attributes.



RESOLUTION
To add schema settings to the membership directory for version attributes, follow these steps:

Reinstall Site Server
Reinstall Site Server from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/siteserver/install/install_ss3.asp

and follow the installation instructions.

Configure ILS Connectivity and Create a New Membership Server Instance
 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Site Server, point to Administration, and then click Site Server Service Admin (MMC). Click to expand the Personalization and Membership and server nodes. Right-click the server name, point to New, and then click Membership Server Instance to start the New Membership Server Wizard. In the New Membership Server Wizard, follow these steps:  Click Next, click Custom for the configuration type, and then click Next. Under configuration options, clear the Active User Object check box, select the LDAP service check box, and then click Next.</li> Click Create a new Membership Directory, and then click Next.</li> For the authentication mode, click Membership Authentication, and then click Next.</li> For the directory membership name, type Microsoft. Type a password for the LDAP service, and then click Next.</li> For the database type, click either Access Database or Microsoft SQL Database, and then click Next.

NOTE: Because the database is only used to store attributes and not actual user connections, Microsoft Access is a stable and reliable solution.</li> Complete the database information for the type of database you chose in the previous step, and then click Next.</li> Verify that the Internet Protocol (IP) address is set to All Unassigned (the default).</li> Verify that the Port for the local LDAP service is set to 389 (the default), and then click Next.</li> Click Finish.</li></ol> </li></ol>

Add a New Attribute
<ol> Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Site Server, point to Administration, and then click Site Server Service Admin (MMC).</li> Right-click Membership Directory Manager, and then click Properties.</li> Under Port, type 389. Under Host name, type your server name, and then click OK.</li> Click Logon using, and type your administrator name for the User name, type the LDAP service Password, and then click OK.</li> Click to expand the Membership Directory Manager and ou=Admin nodes.</li> Right-click cn=Schema, point to New, and then click Attribute to start the New Attribute Wizard.</li> In the New Attribute Wizard, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> On the Welcome screen, click Next.</li> <li>Type the following values to define the new attribute:

<ul> <li>Name: ilsA26279966 </li> <li>Display Name and Description: ils-attrib5 </li></ul>

NOTE: All entries are case-sensitive.

Click Next.</li> <li>Follow the instructions on the remaining wizard screens, and accept the default settings for the attribute syntax and string syntax constraints.</li></ol> </li></ol>

Verify That the New Attribute Is Added

 * 1) In the Site Server Service Admin (MMC), click cn=Schema.
 * 2) In the right pane, right-click cn=rtApplicationUser, and then click Properties.
 * 3) On the Class Attributes tab, click Add, click ils-attrib5, and then click OK.
 * 4) Verify that ils-attrib5 is added to the Class Attributes list, and then click OK.
 * 5) In the right pane, right-click cn=rtPerson, and then click Properties.
 * 6) On the Class Attributes tab, click Add, click ils-attrib5, and then click OK.
 * 7) Verify that ils-attrib5 is added to the Class Attributes list, and then click OK.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

238994 HowTo: Set Up Internet Locator Server 3.0 on Site Server 3.0

256285 INFO: Site Server 3.0 as an ILS Server and the Windows 2000 Site Server ILS Service

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