.htaccess User Authentication Problem

I'm trying to setup .htaccess to password protect a directory on my server. The .htaccess file I'm using has worked previously on a Linux server but not on FreeBSD 4.3

My .htaccess looks like -

AuthName "Secure Area"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /usr/local/apache/www/htdocs/members/.htpasswd

require valid-user

When I enter a valid user/password, IE responds with a DNS error. I know the page exists and is working because if I delete .htaccess, everything is OK. The page I'm trying to view does not contain any cgi/ssi - it's just a plain old .html file. How could .htaccess be causing a DNS error?

Any ideas?

TIA
Dave.

 

 

 

 

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