[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 <http://localhost>
doesn't work but  http://127.0.0.1 <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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