Is Windows 2003 supported?

kconklin

We recently purchased ANTS Load and I'm having trouble recording HTML scripts on the Win2003 box it is installed to. I'm getting a "Page cannot be displayed - Cannot find server or DNS Error" error when I enter any URL. So far I have been able to do everything else I've needed to do (run scripts, control distributed tests, etc.) from the Win2003 box.

It occurred to me after the fact that I evaluated ANTS on a WinXP box, and have had no problems recording from it. When I looked on your site to see if 2003 is supported, I don't see it mentioned.

Is 2003 supported, if not is it supported in the 1.7 beta? If it is already supported, what might be causing this error? Also, if 2003 is not supported, is there a plan to support it in the near future? We have a Win2003 server that is intended to be dedicated to load testing, and I'm hoping this won't throw a wrench into the works! :shock:

Thanks in advance!

Brian Donahue

Hello,

It's more than likely not an issue with Windows 2003 because the ANTS Load webclient makes generic HTTP requests that are server-agnostic.

More likely the problem is that the script recorder does not support Windows Authentication and you need to switch to Basic or anonymous to get it working. That's not addressed in the Beta.

You may also need to be aware that since the script recorder works by setting up a web proxy on your system to intercept your requests, the script recorder will not work if you need to go through another proxy to get to the web server.

Hopefully it is one of these issues.

kconklin

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, though, I know it isn't an issue of Basic vs. NTLM authentication, nor is it related to proxy settings. The website I'm testing is on the same LAN segment, and is configured for Basic authentication. I'm having no trouble recording from an XP box that is configured the same way as the 2003 box.

If you have any other ideas of what might be causing this, I'd really appreciate hearing them.

Brian Donahue

Off the top of my head, could it be that pesky Windows 2003 Internet Explorer Enhanced Security configuration? You may want to go to add/remove programs and try turning that off.

kconklin

Good thought, but I've also done that...

Brian Donahue

Hello,

Are there any websites/services using port 8000 on your server? That would interfere with the ANTS Load proxy. You can use netstat -a -b, then cross-reference the ProcessID with Task Manager to find the name of the process using port 8000.

kconklin

That was it --- Thanks! Dell Open Manage had hold of port 8000.

Brian Donahue

Piece of cake! ;-)