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10 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Manual Install / Uninstall
In case you have problems with the setup files for ASP.NET Debugger Extension you can manually install the module. FILES ADE.dll This is the main module that loads in IIS Location : GAC ADEWOWHelper.exe This is a helper exe that is used in x64 environments Read More...
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06 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Trace Process for Debug Events
With ASP.NET Debugger Extension you can also trace the process for events. This is actually a wrapper around the MdbgEngine (mdbgcore.dll) options to interrupt a process when an event occurs. You can use it to trace exceptions / module loads etc. For Read More...
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05 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Find Debug Modules
ASP.NET Debugger Extension has an useful feature to find modules that are built in debug mode. You start by selecting a website, ADE then scans all the folders under that website to figure out the modules that are built in debug mode. Debug modules should Read More...
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04 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension – Callstack Viewer
I recently created an ASP.NET Debugger Extension for IIS 7 that you can use to troubleshoot issues that would usually involve taking a memory dump of the process. One of the features in this extension is the ability to get a managed stack trace of all Read More...
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04 November 2009
ASP.NET Debugger Extension for IIS 7
Just finished writing an extension for IIS 7 that will provide advanced debugging features for IIS worker processes running managed code. It basically does three things 1. Find Debug Modules This feature will help you scan your website content to spot Read More...
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05 October 2009
IIS 7 FTPS module does not pick up the Firewall IP and Data Port Range settings.
I have seen at least 5 separate instances where users have complained that the FTP 7 module that ships for IIS 7 does not honor the “Data Channel Port Range” and the “External IP Address of Firewall” settings. Whenever you make a change to this setting Read More...
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20 September 2009
SSL Diagnostics Tool for IIS 7
The SSL Diagnostics tool is a very useful tool for troubleshooting SSL issues.  It generates a detailed report of SSL settings for all the websites on an IIS server which helps in quickly identifying SSL issues. But the tool was built for IIS 5 and Read More...
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17 September 2009
FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0 can be installed only on Windows Server 2008
On Windows 2008 RTM (SP1) you would install the FTP 7.5 Out Of Band module from http://www.iis.net/extensions/ftp . But when you try to install it on Windows 2008 R2 you will get the following error. This version of the operating system is not supported. Read More...
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16 August 2009
You must use the Role Management Tool to install or configure Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
While trying to install Visual Studio 2008 on a Windows 2008 R2 machine you may get the following error. This is because Windows 2008 R2 ships with the .NET 3.5.1 framework. You just need to enable the feature from Server Manager . So before starting Read More...
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08 July 2009
IIS 7 Tip # 11 You can restrict SSL to only the Control Channel on FTPS
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) has been around even before I was born :) It is a good protocol for transferring files across the network but has one major flaw. If you use authentication it sends the password in a Base64 encoded format over the wire. Read More...
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22 May 2009
Disappearing SSL certificates from IIS 7.0 manager
“I install a SSL server certificate using the ‘Complete Certificate Request’ wizard in IIS manager and when I refresh the view the certificate disappears. “ I have heard that a couple of times and every time I used to go “What ?” Until someone showed Read More...
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13 May 2009
IIS 7 Tip # 10 You can generate machine keys from the IIS manager
The machineKey element of the ASP.NET web.config specifies the algorithm and keys that ASP.NET will use for encryption. By default the validationKey and the decryptionKey keys are set to AutoGenerate which means the runtime will generate a random key Read More...
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07 May 2009
Setting SMTP RelayIpList from a script.
SMTP service running on IIS 6.0 provides you options to restrict IP addresses of computers that can relay mail messages through this server. The value(list of IP addresses) is stored in the RelayIpList metabase property as an octet string. I was recently Read More...
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05 May 2009
IIS 7 Tip # 9 Set Application Pool Defaults…
When ever you create a new application pool IIS only asks you for four things 1. Name, 2. .NET Framework version, 3. Managed pipeline mode and 4. Weather to start the application pool immediately What about the remaining advanced settings like the identity Read More...
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01 May 2009
Can the validity period of the Self-Signed Certificate that IIS 7.0 manager creates be changed ?
IIS 7.0 has a nice feature of creating self-signed certificates … very handy for creating test certificates. I was recently asked if there is a way to modify the validity period of the certificate it creates. Unfortunately No! The module that creates Read More...
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