white screen

[Jake58]

Howdy.

I had hfs installed and working before my server to a dive. I have it setup again but I use it without passwords.

When I go to hfs from the internet via my webserver link, like it was before, I get a white screen. If I hit refresh it will give me the correct screen.

I remember the first time I set it up the same thing happened but I don't remember how I fixed it.

Any clues?

John
 

[Foggy]

Whats the log say when you first connect to your server and get the white screen?

[jake58]

I don't see a log file on the root of C or in c:\hfs directory. Where would it be?

[TSG]

On the right hand side of your HFS?

[jake58]

Duh! Sorry. I was actually looking for a file.

It say "requested GET /uploads/"

But I got the white screen. So I did a refresh and got the page.

Then I got a second "requested GET /uploads/"

I am calling it from a dearmweaver 8 created html file. In the link I have http://216.xx.xxx.xxx:81/uploads/

[Foggy]

linking to it I presume?

What template are you using?

can you check the allowed referer limit, it should be blank.
Menu > Limits > Allowed Referer


Im starting to run out of ideas...

[jake58]

I have

menu/limits/

speed limit:disabled
Max simultanious downloads :disabled
bans
prevent leeching

[jake58]

Using the standard template.

In looking at what you asked I have a very limited amount of stoff under other options. I had a lot more before.

I switched to expert mode and nthe limits allowed refer is blank.

[Foggy]

I've got no more ideas sorry but at least it works when you refresh it

[jake58]

I just tried something and it worked fine every time! I used my ie browser address bar and it opened every time. So it must be the dreamweaver 8 coded webpage. It is the same http string though. can't image what it is. I hate quirky crap. I have noticed a few oddities about dreamweaver. Shouldn't be for the price they charge.

[JAKE58]

Here is the code in the html file.

<p class="style23"><u><b><small style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a
href="http://HTTP://216.xx.xxx.xxx:81/uploads/" class="style41">Uploads</a></small></b></u></p>
<p class="style23"></p>

Is there something about html and IE that requires ip address numbers to be treated different than domain names like www.xxx.com?

I tried the http://216.xx.xxx.xxx:81/uploads/ from the ie address bar on 3 computers and they all worked fine. But from the html code link I still get the white screen and the address bar still shows www.xxx.com. If I refresh it comes up ok and the address shows the  http://216.xx.xxx.xxx:81/uploads/.

Could this be something lacking in the IE setup or java?

Thanks,

John

[maverick]

Here is the code in the html file.

<p class="style23"><u><b><small style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a
href="http://HTTP://216.xx.xxx.xxx:81/uploads/" class="style41">Uploads</a></small></b></u></p>
<p class="style23"></p>

Have you tried it in a different browser?  Where the results the same?

As a test remove the above code and replace it with this ->
<a href="http://216.xx.xxx.xxx:81/uploads/">Uploads</a>

[jake58]

Late last night, or should I say this morning, I load firefox and it worked corectly too. So the problem is with IE.

[jake58]

Nope, the code change didn't make any difference at all.

[jake58]

There is something else that is strange. Everytime I post here and click submit. I get a IE program error and it wants to approve  an eror report to send.

In other words I can do everything here to post until I hit submit and then IE gives me an error and as soon as I chose not to send an error report, IE closes completely.

Typical microsoft quality and compatibility.