[AccessD] ASP - getting started

BerichtThanks Erwin - I am learning from all of you but still no luck with getting locahost to work. 

Now that I know to use 127.0.0.1 at least I can get into the help and will read through there...using http://127.0.0.1/iishelp

Kath
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Erwin Craps 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 6:26 AM
  Subject: RE: [AccessD] ASP - getting started


  thats a simple one.....

  127.0.0.1 is by standard the way to contact your local host without knowing the ip address (you can use IPconfig to know your address).
  localhast (by name like http://localhost) only works when this is added to the file C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\hosts. (no extension).


  add 
  127.0.0.1       localhost
  Somewhere at the bottem.

  You could also add
  127.0.0.1       memyselfandi
  (that a joke:-)

  Do not use your local ip address 192.168.1.54 for example. You may, but if you have a DHCP server that address will change in time and your localhost name resolution will point to another computer.
  Another example, if you would add
  192.168.0.12     othercomputer

  and you would browse to http://othercomputer you would come on the website of the computer having 192.168.0.12 as an ip address (and when having IIS installed ofcourse)

  Please note that you do not need to add real computer names to this file, they are already translated by the master browser in a peer to pear network or by Wins or DNS, if you have a real server in your network.


  Another reason why http://localhost would not work is that you use a proxy server (internet options) and "do not use proxy for local ..." is off.
  But this is only true for port 80 activity (http), unless you also have a Winsock Client, as for MS Proxy server or ISA server.

  I hope this clears some thing out.

  Erwin









    -----Original Message-----
    From: Susan Harkins [mailto:harkins at iglou.com] 
    Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:35 PM
    To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
    Subject: Re: [AccessD] ASP - getting started


    http://localhost is notoriously buggy and I've never really found an explanation why. Try naming your computer and using that name, that's what's worked for me in the past. 

    Susan H. 

     
      Michael - thanks.....http://localhost  doesn't work but  http://127.0.0.1 does. Why? And how / where do Im nominate what the file location is for my default home page for OfficePC?



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