Thanks to everyone who provided suggestions towards a solution for this problem.
To update on the apparent solution: There was a box checked deep in the bowels of IIS that allowed IIS to contol the password for the anonymous user (see: Properties --> Directory Security --> Anonymous access and authentication control -- > Account used for anonymous access --> Allow IIS to control password). Apparently this setup worked just fine on my development system where the web server and the database server were co-located, but on the production system where they were seperate boxes, it was a no-go. As soon as this box was unchecked -- viola, it all works!! Don't you think that Microsoft would document something like this somewhere a little more clearly?? Sheesh... Cary ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/saFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspClassicAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
