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lngtones · Mar 10, 2003, 09:26 PM

Is it possible to get a web server capable of serving ASP web pages running under Virtual PC so I can test things on my mac?

jedakroub · Mar 18, 2003, 09:27 AM

It is possible to get IIS running under Virtual PC. I currently use Windows 2000 Server under Virtual PC 6, and it runs quite well on my PowerBook 1Ghz. However, you need to make sure that Virtual Switch is selected under the Networking preferences in Virtual PC. I am on an Airport network so basically Virtual Switch allows my PowerBook to generate a seperate IP address for my Virtual PC. Once the Virtual PC gets an IP address, I can load Safari and point it to that address. I've been able to run entire ASP sites this way. You can even share out network drives from Virtual PC and connect to them from your Mac.

Raman · Mar 20, 2003, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by lngtones:
Is it possible to get a web server capable of serving ASP web pages running under Virtual PC so I can test things on my mac?

You can use PWS if you want to use asp 2.0. IIS in win2k if you want to program with ASP 3.0 or above.

If you're interested in testing then why must you run the site from your Mac? Can't you just run it on a PeeCee or remotely and test it from your Mac?

Not sure of the state of mono (go-mono.org) but someday you'll be able to do all that natively if you program ASP.NET in C# on OSX.

Raman · Mar 20, 2003, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by lngtones:
Is it possible to get a web server capable of serving ASP web pages running under Virtual PC so I can test things on my mac?

You can use PWS if you want to use asp 2.0. IIS in win2k if you want to program with ASP 3.0 or above.

If you're interested in testing then why must you run the site from your Mac? Can't you just run it on a PeeCee or remotely and test it from your Mac?

Not sure of the state of mono (go-mono.org) but someday you'll be able to do all that natively if you program ASP.NET in C# on OSX.

lngtones · Mar 30, 2003, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by Raman:
You can use PWS if you want to use asp 2.0. IIS in win2k if you want to program with ASP 3.0 or above.

If you're interested in testing then why must you run the site from your Mac? Can't you just run it on a PeeCee or remotely and test it from your Mac?

Not sure of the state of mono (go-mono.org) but someday you'll be able to do all that natively if you program ASP.NET in C# on OSX.

I have requested access to the server for testing, but the way things go around here that will happen in about 3 years. So the only way I can test my pages is using my personal mac believe it or not....