Comments on: IE8 beta 2 authentication issues with host header configured sites

By: SharePoint and IE8 (B2) « Knowledge Matters

SharePoint and IE8 (B2) « Knowledge Matters — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:37:40 +0000

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By: SharePoint Authentication: FireFoxs works but IE doesn’t « CJ

SharePoint Authentication: FireFoxs works but IE doesn’t « CJ — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:49:18 +0000

[...] finally stumbled across a blog article from Brian Farnhill and Ishai Sagi that lead me to the [...]

By: Phil Wheat : SharePoint and IE8 (B2)

Phil Wheat : SharePoint and IE8 (B2) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:23:55 +0000

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By: IE8: Disabling the loopback check, 401.1 Unauthorized: Logon Failed - Integrating Radi with SharePoint and Dynamics CRM - SharePoint Blogs / SharePoint University

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:29:43 +0000

[...] and resolutions from my colleagues Brian Farnhill and Ishai Sagi: IE8 beta 2 authentication issues with host header configured sites [...]

By: Brian Farnhill

Brian Farnhill — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sorry mate, I was gonna link to your blog and then I just forgot, my bad!

By: Ishai Sagi

Ishai Sagi — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

No worries (maybe you can link my name to my blog?)
Anyway, the first method is used to solve search issues when you are working on win2008 single computer server\workstation like I am. Search didnt work on any custom host header, giving "access denied" errors. disabling the loopback check solves it. Wish I knew that before teched australia – I then configured all my search accounts to be the administrator account to get search working.