IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

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IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by mpurrington » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:01 am

I'm trying to get WebDAV set up in Dreamweaver CS4. Our Vault 5.0 server is housed in a remote datacenter behind the firewall, so I access through it's IP when connected via VPN. I've built my WebDAV URL below based on specification in the Vault documentation:

http://172.20.3.17/sgdav/wd.ashx?172.20.3.17/Repository%20Name/FolderName/

I'm curious if using the IP for the domain (after the ?) is acceptable? Dreamweaver won't connect to it. If plug the URL into my browser, I get a login prompt, which I assume is good, but after login I get nothing but a blank page, no file listing at all. The server is running IIS6 and it's serving pages because I can browse to http:\\172.20.3.17\VaultService - and I also confirmed that the "sgdav" virtual directory does exist.

Is there a step I'm missing? Do I need to "enable" WebDAV on my repository, or does is it just on by default? Does the WebDAV URL work with IPs?
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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by lbauer » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:48 pm

What version of IIS is Vault Server installed on?
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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by mpurrington » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:56 pm

Server 2003 with IIS 6.

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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by paulroub » Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:04 pm

WebDAV URLs with IPs are fine. However:

1. That should be a /, not a ? after wd.ashx. So http://172.20.3.17/sgdav/wd.ashx/172.20 ... olderName/, per the docs. Dreamweaver, in particular, fails miserably if there is a ? in the URL.

2. Does the remote machine see itselfas 172.20.3.17, or is that a VPN-translated address that only makes sense from your end? Either way, you could substitute 'localhost' for the second instance of the address, since at this point it's the server talking to itself. i.e. http://172.20.3.17/sgdav/wd.ashx/localh ... olderName/

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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by mpurrington » Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:22 pm

No Dice.

I had been using the "/" in the URL up until my last few tests where I switched it to the "?" on a co-worker's (poor) suggestion. With your advice, I put the "/" it back in and changed the second IP to "localhost". Dreamweaver gives me the same error - couldn't connect to server, and now when I go to that URL in my browser, it gives me the login, but then hangs after the login, just sits and churns on itself, 2-3 minutes+.

My URL is now this:

http://172.20.3.17/sgdav/wd.ashx/localhost/Repository%20Name/FolderName/

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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by paulroub » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:07 pm

Just to double-check, and sorry for asking, but your real URL includes your actual repository and folder names, not the placeholders from the documentation, correct?

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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by mpurrington » Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:29 pm

Paul- No need to be sorry, I've dealt with stupid people before too. :) Yes, the URL I am using has the real repository name in it - and I've even double and triple checked that to make sure it's right. I've tried different folders within the repository, no luck. This is why I was wondering if there was something I needed to do to "turn on" WebDAV.

The Vault installation is not new. We've been using Vault now for a couple years, and we upgraded to 5.0 probably right around the new year. We've never had a problem with the installtion itself.

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Re: IPaddress in WebDAV URL for Dreamweaver CS4

Post by lbauer » Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:55 pm

We'd like to see if there are any errors in your IIS logs on the Server machine. They are in generally in windows\system32\logfiles. Also check if there any error logs in windows\system32\logfiles\httperr.

Send the logs zipped up to support at sourcegear.com, Attn: Linda. Please include a link to this forum post.
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