Host name vs FQDN and passwords

I have a web site that I can access either with the system's hostname
(http://servera) or with its FQDN (http://servera.domain.com).

Certain directories on the Web site have Anonymous access turned off and
Windows authentication turned on. My domain account has full access to the
entire site.

Why, when I use the FQDN, does IE ask for a password and ID and when I use
just the host name, it lets me right into the webpages?

Hello,

Yes, this is true, and has nothing to do with IIS. It is the security zones
in Internet Explorer, and when you access the website with the FQDN, it uses
the Internet Zone, while when you use the hostname, it is in the Intranet
Zone.

For more information, please see:

"Internet Explorer May Prompt You for a Password"
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=258063" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/?id=258063</a>

The solution may be to add the FQDN to the Intranet Zone.

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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert - IIS MVP
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ilopia.com" target="_blank">http://www.ilopia.com</a> - When you need help!


"James Topa" <topason.DeleteThis@noemail.nospam> wrote in message
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 > I have a web site that I can access either with the system's hostname
 > (http://servera) or with its FQDN (http://servera.domain.com).
 >
 > Certain directories on the Web site have Anonymous access turned off and
 > Windows authentication turned on. My domain account has full access to
the
 > entire site.
 >
 > Why, when I use the FQDN, does IE ask for a password and ID and when I use
 > just the host name, it lets me right into the webpages?
 >
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