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<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>thats
a simple one.....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>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).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>localhast (by name like <A href="http://localhost">http://localhost</A>)
only works when this is added to the file C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\hosts. (no
extension).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>add
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>127.0.0.1 localhost<BR>Somewhere at
the bottem.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You
could also add</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>127.0.0.1
memyselfandi</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>(that
a joke:-)<BR></DIV></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Another example, if you would add</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>192.168.0.12 othercomputer</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>and
you would browse to <A href="http://othercomputer">http://othercomputer</A> you
would come on the website of the computer having <SPAN
class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>192.168.0.12 as
an ip address (and when having IIS installed
ofcourse)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609081420-08082003></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609081420-08082003>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.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609081420-08082003>Another reason why <A
href="http://localhost">http://localhost</A> would not work is that you use a
proxy server (internet options) and "do not use proxy for local ..." is
off.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609081420-08082003>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.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609081420-08082003>I hope this clears some thing
out.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=609081420-08082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=609081420-08082003>Erwin</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=nl dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Susan Harkins
[mailto:harkins@iglou.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 08, 2003 3:35
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Access Developers discussion and problem
solving<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AccessD] ASP - getting
started<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://localhost">http://localhost</A>
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. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Susan H. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Michael - thanks.....<A
href="http://localhost"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://localhost</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000
size=3> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>doesn't work but
</FONT></FONT><A href="http://127.0.0.1"><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://127.0.0.1</FONT></A> does. Why? And how / where do
Im nominate what the file location is for my default home page for
OfficePC?</FONT></DIV>
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