Microsoft KB Archive/291592

= Unable to Open SharePoint Portal Server Administration Console =

Article ID: 291592

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

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This article was previously published under Q291592



SYMPTOMS
When you click SharePoint Portal Server Administration on the Administrative Tools menu you may receive the following error message:

Unable to open the SharePoint Portal Server named.

After you remove the error, the console loads. However, the servers do not display in the tree view.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you use a proxy server to access servers outside of your network and you do not click Bypass proxy server for local addresses in your Microsoft Internet Explorer LAN settings.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, verify that you have properly configured your proxy settings in Internet Explorer. To do so:


 * 1) Start Internet Explorer.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
 * 3) Click the Connections tab, click LAN Settings, and then click Bypass proxy server for local addresses.
 * 4) Click OK, and then click OK.

Additional query words: SPS exch2kp2w

Keywords: kbprb KB291592

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