Problems installing/accessing SQL server via web

Hello,
I am doing some development for a client who has an IIS server running
webmail on the same box as the SQL server 2000 sp3 install. I am trying to c
onnect to
this box but do not know how to set it up to connect. The IIS for SQL server
tool lets me add a virtual directory just fine but will not connect. This
problem is not firewall based, as the 1433 port is open, and the database is
running just fine, as those in the LAN can connect ok. My problem is with
the 'external' face and my concern that the running IIS process is
preventing web-based connection. How do I modify/change the IIS for SQL
virtual directory to respond?
If you need more information, please let me know.
Thanks,
Donald WheelerWhat error do you get when you attempt to connect?
Rand
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.|||I get the standard server not found or access denied error - both via ASP ca
lls and the SQL Server Query analyzer. I don't think that it's an authentica
tion problem because I've tried using both valid and invalid passwords, as w
ell as trying to the connec
t to the Northwind database, and received the same error
Donald|||Just to clarify, I am trying to enable web access to a SQL Server 2k sp3 dat
abase on a machine that already has a set of active IIS directories for webm
ail. I think the firewall is ok but the connections are getting 'swallowed'
by the active IIS and not h
itting the SQL server - does this make sense and if so, how may I remedy it?
Thanks,
Donald Wheeler