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

Article ID: Q205702

• 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 <web name> 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.

RESOLUTION

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.

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

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

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