iis authentication issues

[Lordmathos]

Hi All I have a website hosted on a workgroup server running server 2003 dmz machine and recently when i try to view the webpage it keeps asking me for a username and password. If I cancel the request I get a 401.1 error.

I have enabled anonymous access and have checked that the anonymous account has ntfs permissions as well.

Any ideas as I cannot see why this is happening

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

 

[itsp1965]

Do the IIS service ids have access to the directories in question? Anonymous access relies on the IIS_USR (don't recall the correct spelling). If it doesn't have access to the specified directory you'll probably get prompted