Article ID: 914836 - Last Review: May 8, 2006 - Revision: 1.1

Error message when you try to start Microsoft Speech Server: "A call failed because SES URL http://127.0.0.1/SES/Lobby.asmx could not be found"

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to start Microsoft Speech Server, you receive the following error message in Microsoft Windows Event Viewer:
A call failed because SES URL 'http://127.0.0.1/SES/Lobby.asmx' could not be found. Please ensure that the TAS SpeechServer property is correct. The following error was returned: 80131509: "The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized. (System.Net.WebException)"
Additionally, the following information is logged about this event.
Microsoft.SpeechServer.Log.ErrorMessageEvent
{
   Int32 ProcessID = 4936
   WindowsSecurityInfo WindowsSecurity = <null>
   ManagedSecurityInfo ManagedSecurity = <null>
   String StackTrace = ""
   String ServiceProvider = "InboundSaltApplication0_1"
   Int32 EventLogEntryTypeID = 1
   Int64 EventSequenceNumber = 10
   String EventSourceInstance = "a32e47ab-41cf-4ed6-abcc-bc6cf2fe57f7"
   String EventSourceName = "Application"
   String MachineName = "Your machine name"
   DateTime TimeStamp = 6/24/2005 1:20:09 PM
   SpeechContext SpeechContext = {
      String ApplicationInstance = "e2001693-ff7e-4c41-b2e6-cedb1047795f"
      String PageUri = "http://localhost/TAS/StartPage.htm"
      String RequestID = <null>
   }
}

CAUSE

By default, Integrated Windows authentication is disabled if you install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) as part of a slipstream installation of the Windows Server 2003 operating system. However, Integrated Windows authentication appears to be enabled in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

Integrated Windows authentication must be enabled on IIS for Speech Server to contact the Speech Engine Service (SES).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, manually disable and then re-enable Integrated Windows authentication in IIS Manager. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. In IIS Manager, click Web Sites, click Default Web Site, and then select SES.
  2. Right-click SES, and then click Properties.
  3. In the Properties dialog box, click the Directory Security tab.
  4. On the Directory Security tab, click Edit next to Authentication and Access control.
  5. In the Authentication Methods dialog box, click to clear the Integrated Windows Authentication check box. Then, click to select the Integrated Windows Authentication check box again.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Speech Server 2004 R2 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Speech Server 2004 R2 Enterprise Edition
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