Microsoft KB Archive/205702

= FP2000: HTTP Error 404, Invalid Proxy Server Error When Opening =

Article ID: Q205702

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000

SYMPTOMS
When you open an internal Web after a proxy server has been specified, you may receive the following error message:

Could not find a web server at on port 80. Please check to  make sure that the web server name is valid and your proxy settings are set correctly. If you are sure everything is correct, the web server may be  temporarily out of service.

CAUSE
When you use a proxy server, the ability to access internal host names is unavailable, unless one of the following conditions is true:

 The internal host names are specified in the List of Hosts without Proxy. (On the Tools menu, click Options. In the general tab, click Proxy Settings.) -or- The "Bypass proxy server for local addresses" check box is not selected in the proxy settings.

If You Are Using a Modem and Internet Explorer 5
1. Open FrontPage.

2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

3. On the General tab, click the dial up connection you want to use. Click

Settings. 4. In the Proxy Server Section, click Advanced.

5. In the "Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with:" list, make

sure all internal host names that you want to be accessed inside the proxy are listed.

NOTE: When you specify multiple host names to be used without a proxy, use semicolons to separate the names as in the following example:

hostname1;hostname2

If you are using a Local Area Network (LAN) and Internet Explorer 5
1. Open FrontPage.

2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

3. On the General tab, click Lan Settings.

4. In the Proxy Server Section, click Advanced.

5. In the "Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with:" section, make

sure all internal host names that you want to be accessed inside the proxy are listed.

NOTE: When you specify multiple host names to be used without a proxy, use semicolons to separate the names as in the following example:

hostname1;hostname2

If you are using Internet Explorer 4
1. Open FrontPage.

2. On the Tools menu, click Options.

3. Click the Proxies tab.

4. In the "List of Hosts without Proxy," section, make sure all internal host

names that you want to be accessed inside the proxy are listed.

NOTE: When you specify multiple host names to be used without a proxy, use commas to separate the names as in the following example:

hostname1,hostname2 Additional query words: front page

Keywords         : kbdta Version          : WINDOWS: Platform         : WINDOWS Hardware         : x86 Issue type       : kbprb Solution Type    : kbpending