ASP.NET routing on IIS 6

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I have created a basic site using ASP.NET routing according to Mike Ormond's example "Using ASP.NET routing Independent of MVC". This works fine on my local machine running the built-in web server.

However, when I deploy it to my server (Windows Server 2003, IIS 6, ASP.NET 3.5 SP1) it just shows a 404 error.

I have read somewhere that I am meant to set up wildcard routing. How can I do this?

What other configuration changes needs to be done to make it work on my server?

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 03 '10 at 19:07

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You will find some good information on Steve Sanderson’s blog post "Deploying ASP.NET MVC to IIS 6."

edited Aug 03 '10 at 19:07

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answered May 01 '09 at 15:30

Johnno Nolan

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score 18 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 13 '12 at 22:06

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On the server, open IIS:

Right-click on the site/virtual directory, select properties
Goto the Home Directory/Virtual Directory tab, click Configuration (near the bottom)
Near the bottom again, click the insert button
Enter C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll
Alternate: Enter C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll for ASP.NET 4.0
Uncheck the "Verify that file exists" button, click Okay and close all the dialogues

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answered May 01 '09 at 15:50

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For info, a user has reported (now deleted) that the "insert" button is missing in his case. That isn't your fault, of course! – Marc Gravell Jan 09 '10 at 08:38
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Any reason for using the v2 version of the dll and not the v4? – stimms Jul 14 '11 at 16:50

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 08 '10 at 09:00

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You can find the "official" discussion of wildcard mappings on TechNet here but I like Phil Haack's walkthrough that you can find here. Don't worry about the fact that it's a discussion of setting up ASP.NET MVC, just look for the section titled "IIS6 Extension-less URLs" - that set up applies to both MVC and using routing with a classic web form application.

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 24 '09 at 16:03

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Under IIS 6 64 bit, make sure that the path under 4.) points to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll

answered Jul 24 '09 at 16:03

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Url rewriting can help you to solve the problem. I've implemented solution allowing to deploy MVC application at any IIS version even when virtual hosting is used. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/iis-aspnet-url-rewriting.aspx

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answered Nov 24 '09 at 06:24

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