Hosting WCF on IIS6, does it require any special setup?

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Does hosting a WCF service require any special configuration on IIS6?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '09 at 19:14

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This is a pretty handy blog post for your question.

answered Jan 15 '09 at 19:14

Perpetualcoder

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 27 '12 at 22:22

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You can use ServiceHostReg of WCF:

The tool can be found in the following location:

%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\

The command line is:

ServiceHostReg /x /i

edited Jan 27 '12 at 22:22

answered Jan 25 '10 at 09:47

user258297

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 03 '11 at 11:56

Step 1) VirtualDirectoryName->Properties->Virtual Directory Tab->Confirguration Button->

Insert new WildCard Mapping C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll Uncheck Verify that file exists

Step 2)

VirtualDirectoryName->Properties->Directory Security Tab->Authentication and access control->Edit Button->

Uncheck Integrated Windodws Authentication

Step3) Reset IIS

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