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1. To get started, lets goto the Server Manager and open up the IIS manager. You can do this by going to Start -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

2.Once IIS Manager opens, expand out the web server and then expand the Sites folder. Right click on sites and then click on Add Web Site

3. In the Add Web Site window we have some basic information to fill out for a static site: Site Name – Name of the site, this will be either domain.com or *.domain.com (Where * would represent a sub domain name such as www or blog for example). Physical Path – The location on the local server that will hold the files for the website. If you did not set this up beforehand you can create a folder through this interface. Type – choose either http or https depending on whether your site will use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate or not. IP Address – From the dropdown you can specify what IP the website should answer on or use the default switch of All Unassigned. Now, if you have multiple IP addresses, you can simply choose the one you wish to assign to the website as well. Lastly, if you even neeed to change the IP address, you can do so by going back and clicking on binding’s, which will take you to the section that allows IP address changes. Host Name – If you would like this site to respond to other domain names you can put these here.

4. That’s it. You’ve just configured your first website in IIS7. While it is a bit different from IIS6, the process is still the same.

Tags: IIS7, Internet information server, setup, Website

*I’ve updated this as it holds true for Vista, Windows 2008 and Windows 7*

As some may have noticed in both the Windows 7 beta and RC, there isn’t a way to access telnet and is believed to have been dropped. Well this isn’t completely true, it is there, just hidden. Telnet, while useful for troubleshooting and testing, is still a insecure application. Of course one of the focuses of Windows 7 is security, thus we have our issue. But fear not, it’s very easy (currently) to enable telnet. To enable it, all you need to do is the following;

1. Open the Windows 7 control panel.
2. Once there, go into programs
3. Then in programs and features, there will be an option to turn windows features on or off. It will be in the left side menu.
4. Click turn windows features on or off. Once you do this a menu will open. In this menu scroll down until you see Telnet client / Telnet Server. Check the boxes and click ok. Windows will save the changes and Telnet will be enabled.

Enjoy!

Tags: Enable, Telnet client, Telnet Server, Windows 7