Okay, so I know that IIS is connecting my asp.net app to my database using the same connection string on two different servers, but for the life of me I can't figure out the difference between the setups...
connection string is using "integrated security=true" but
on server A the connection is being made as "domain\machine$"
on server B the connection is being made as "Anonymous"
I know these are related to the application pool and "something" but what am I missing or forgetting about what these things all mean to see what the difference is that's causing the app to try to connect as the anonymous user account (IUSR I think...) as opposed to apppool account (NETWORK SERVICE I think?)
Only difference I can see obviously is win2008 vs win2012, but I don't think that's the issue... unless machine config or application host configs have different defaults or something...
thoughts and suggestions welcome!
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OR... is is possible that the DC isn't contactable... and so... reasons...? ...maybe... machine not authenticated... so app pool identity falls back to anon...?