Microsoft KB Archive/301592

= FP2000: Cannot Open a Web Site with FrontPage =

Article ID: 301592

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q301592



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Web site with Microsoft FrontPage, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

The server couldn't log you on, because its only authentication scheme is NTLM and you are connecting to it via a proxy server.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you are using NTLM authentication through a proxy server.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
 * Enable basic authentication to the proxy server.

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 * Do not require proxy authentication.

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 * Add the site to the exceptions list for the proxy server.

To add the site to the exceptions list, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start FrontPage.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) On the General tab, click Proxy Settings.
 * 4) On the Connections tab, click LAN Settings.
 * 5) Click Advanced, type the address in the Exceptions box, and then click OK four times.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about using FrontPage with proxy servers and NTLM, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

261139 FP2000: Error Message: Server Timed Out

Additional query words: front page

Keywords: kbprb KB301592

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