Enabling Client Access to the IIS 6.0 Server

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

After you have upgraded the Web server, you are ready to enable client access to the Web sites. During the upgrade process, you disabled the network adapter on the Web server to prevent users from accessing the Web server during the upgrade process. Now that you know the upgrade is completed successfully, you can re-enable the network adapters.

Enable client access to the Web server by completing the following steps:

  1. Enable the network adapter used by clients to access the Web server.

    For more information about how to enable the network adapter used by clients, see Enable Network Adapters.

  2. Monitor client traffic to determine if clients are accessing the Web server.

    For more information about how to monitor client traffic to Web sites on the Web server, see Monitor Active Web and FTP Connections.

  3. Establish a monitoring period, such as a few hours or a day, to confirm that clients that are accessing Web sites and applications on the Web server are experiencing the response times and application responses that you expected.