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I have created an IIS (internal intranet) website (very simple). Default web page is marked to open "index.asp" if found. In my "test folder", there are NO files ... "https://santaclara.ca.kp.org/test/" is empty.
What do I need to configure in IIS so that the second URL example also give a 404 error?
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Hi @Ron E Ball,
According to your reply in the comment, I seem to know that your index.htm file is a customized file that displays 404. Does your test folder contain this index.htm file? If this file is included and the default document list is also set to index.htm, then whether you access "/test/index.htm" or "/test/", the content in the customized index.htm file should be displayed correctly.
You can try clearing the cache in your browser or reloading the page using incognito/incognito mode to make sure the issue isn't due to cache. Press the F12 key in the browser, open the developer tools, and switch to the "Console" tab. Check for any error messages that may provide more information as to why the page isn't loading.
There is no "simple" site, but you can enable FRT and analyze all requests from 100-999. Then you might see what exactly happens on every responses, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/webapps/iis/health-diagnostic-performance/troubleshoot-failed-requests-using-tracing-in-iis-85 and the solution can be found.
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Hi @Ron E Ball
You should configure index.html as default document.
Go to the folder test and click on Default Document
After that you select index.html or another document
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/webapps/iis/www-administration-management/configure-default-document-iis Please don't forget to accept helpful answer
I knew I was not explaining this well ... The default files list actually contains index.html, index.htm, index.asp, index.aspx, .... The previous web master named the only file in the directory milpitas.htm ... he should have named it index.htm, but did not. Also, he did this in hundreds of directories! (None of them contain a "generic name" such as "index" .... all have different names (what a mess). So I was putting in "dummy files" named index.htm that said "page is 404", and thought the server should be able to be configured to handle this automatically, instead of me putting hundreds of copies of my "dummy file" on the server.
Sorry, I knew I was not explaining this well ... The default files list actually contains index.html, index.htm, index.asp, index.aspx, .... The previous web master named the only file in the directory milpitas.htm ... he should have named it index.htm, but did not. Also, he did this in hundreds of directories! (None of them contain a "generic name" such as "index" .... all have different names (what a mess). So I was putting in "dummy files" named index.htm that said "page is 404", and thought the server should be able to be configured to handle this automatically, instead of me putting hundreds of copies of my "dummy file" on the server.