Dear Everyone,

I am running Sharepoint 2007(Single server, server farm) on SQL 2005 with Windows 2003 server, however, I got a strange authentication problem.

The server name is called sharepoint01, however, I am unable to connect to it using URL http://sharepoint01 and always return with 401 authentication error page after prompting for credential 3 times, instead there is another host record on DNS server and pointed to the name intranet with the same IP address.  When connecting using URL http://intranet, it works with "windows authentication" without even asking for user credential. 

I tried to create another host record on DNS using another name, intranet01, the URL http://intranet01 works as well using "windows authentication". 

Why the default server name does not work?  The sharepoint01, intranet and intranet01 are not added to the trusted zone on IE.

Thanks

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Hi sir,

I created a site by using wss 3.0.
I extended it to internet and given annonymous and windows authentication permissions.

When going to sign in it is not connecting to verification page and showing blank page  with url as

_layouts/authenticate.aspx?source=%2fdefault@2Easpx .Even sign in dailog box also not coming.But in internal domain it is connecting and data is receiving.

Please let me know why it is not verifying and connecting to sign in box? Is there any permissions need to provide for accessing the internet site out of the domain

Thanks in advance