Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) search not working

[pwomack]

I did a basic install of WSS 3.0 with all components on one server including the Windows internal database. I created 1 additional web application (in addition to the default web application). The search works for the web application I created. However, a search on the default web application returns no results. I get the following message: "No results matching your search were found." I uploaded the same document to both web applications.

Thanks.

 

[philhege]

What's the configuration of your indexing/crawling?

Phil H.
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[pwomack]

It's set to the default value -- 5 minutes.

I should mention that both web applications use port 80. I use host headers for both web application.

I found the message below in the event log for the Gatherer process. I don't know what it means. Other Gatherer processes are successful.

The start address <sts3://lebhq-sp01/contentdbid={a9f25950-1a92-46a0-8f2a-8b2baa22ecff}> cannot be crawled.

Context: Application 'Search index file on the search server', Catalog 'Search'

Details:
	The item could not be accessed on the remote server because its address has an invalid syntax.   (0x80041208)

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[pwomack]

The site could not be crawled because I had an invalid url listed in the web application list in Central Administration. I deleted the web application and recreated it. The search now works.