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Chapter 5: Web server to web container connectivity 57
IIS to Borland web container connectivity
5 Make sure the iisredir2 filter is active.
a In the Computer Management dialog, right-click the Default Web Site
node and choose Properties.
b In the Default Web Site Properties dialog, go to the ISAPI Filters tab.
c The iisredir2 filter should be marked with a green up-pointing arrow
indicating that it has been activated.
If not, then check the iisredir2.log file for details of why it may not have
loaded correctly. This file can be found in:
<install_dir>\etc\iisredir2\logs.
d To exit, click OK.
6 Attempt to access the \examples context via the IIS web-server.
If you have followed the previous steps, the \examples context should be
accessible following a restart of your IIS Server.
Note In the example the port number of the web server should match that
configured for your site. For instance, if your IIS administrator has
configured IIS to listen on port 6060, then a valid URL is:
http://localhost:6060/examples
Of course, if your IIS is configured as per Microsoft defaults, then it listens
on port 80, in which case you may dispense with a port number. For
example:
http://localhost/examples
Windows XP/IIS version 5.1
1 Configure the System PATH variable to include <install_dir>\bin\ folder.
As IIS runs as a system process, in order for the IIS/IIOP redirector to load
successfully, the Visibroker ORB dlls need to be in the system path. Ensure
that the <\install_dir>\bin\ is included in the Windows 2000 system path.
2 Add the IIS/IIOP redirector as an ISAPI filter.
a Right-click My Computer and choose Manage.
The Computer Management dialog appears.
b Expand the tree, expand the Services and Applications node.
c Expand the Internet Information Services node and the Web Sites node.
d Under the Web Sites node, right-click the Default Web Site node and
choose Properties.
The Default Web Site Properties dialog appears.
e Go to the ISAPI Filters tab.
f Click Add.
g In the Filter Properties dialog, type a Filter Name and the path for the
Executable in the corresponding entry boxes.
By convention, the name of the filter should reflect its task, for example: