Video Stream - getting more information from IIS
Opening a URL to IIS from a remote web browser only contains minimal information.
Here is an example of a remote error response from IIS.
Remote error response from IIS
Using this page alone, it’s hard to figure out why the server is returning this response.
You get more information if you open the same URL in a web browser running directly on the IIS server you are accessing.
Here is an example of the page you get when you make the same request made in the above image, but instead make the request on the web server itself.
Most likely causes section tells you exactly why the request is most likely returning this response
Notice how this response now contains a lot more information. From this screen, you can now see exactly why the server is returning a 404 response. The Most likely causes section tells you exactly why the request is most likely returning this response.