asp.net mvc - MVC2 Active Directory Authentication -

i'm trying add active directory authentication desk system built years ago. gradually, we'll upgrading whole system. i'm starting creating mvc2 application host login, , plan bring current functionality mvc add new features.

but login base of whole thing. need auditing, need know who's in system.

i've read articles, other stackoverflow posts, , followed couple ms walkthroughs letter. able working asp website, when it's mvc application, can't seem it. asp application required adding extensive methods, , read makes sound mvc should simpler.

here iis settings , mods i've made web.config:

iis authentication

• anonymous: disabled
• asp.net impersonation: disabled
• forms: enabled

• windows: disabled

  ... ...
  

i keep getting following error:

http error 401.2 - unauthorized not authorized view page due invalid authentication headers.

end goal authenticate user @ home page. if can't authenticated, force login.

edit: enabled anonymous authentication

i enabled anonymous authentication see if underlying errors might source of problem. got following error:

the container specified in connection string not exist.

it's finding error in definition of myadmembershipprovider.

<add name="myadmembershipprovider" type="system.web.security.activedirectorymembershipprovider, system.web, version=2.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionstringname="adconnectionstring" /> 

i changed connection string following:

<add name="adconnectionstring" connectionstring="ldap://server.domain.com"/>

that did redirect login page, didn't authenticate me automatically. , when set anonymous disabled again, original error.

i think i'm missing essential knowledge here i'm not getting materials i'm reading.

edit: authentication not working @ all

i thought might worth adding authentication isn't working @ all.membershipservice.validateuser returns false.

i think solution in authentication type. originally, using following:

iis authentication

• anonymous: disabled
• asp.net impersonation: disabled
• forms: enabled
• windows: disabled

and in web.config file using forms authentication. apparently active directory authentication, type has windows.

original:

<authentication mode="forms">   <forms loginurl="~/account/logon" timeout="2880" /> </authentication> 

revised:

<authentication mode="windows" />  <authorization>   <deny users="?" /> </authorization> 

i know worked, since i'm new mvc, still missing something.