LAN Setting

I want to know why when I check on the Proxy Server, I fail to access to my local machine (localhost/website/index.htm), I only be able to access my localhost if I uncheck the Proxy Server, how do I solve the problem????

charon,

Which browser are you using?
Have you enabling the bypassing of the proxy for your local addresses (IE)?
Do you need to add your machine to a non-proxy exception list(IE)?

I'm using IE 5.5

>Have you enabling the bypassing of the proxy for your local addresses (IE)?
YES! even I uncheck also cannot, why???

>Do you need to add your machine to a non-proxy exception list(IE)?

I can't understand this statement.

two suggestions.
1-> try accessing the site by typing in "http://localhost/website/index.htm"

(Specifically type 'http://')


2-> try accessing the site by typing in "http://127.0.0.1/website/index.htm"

two suggestions.
1-> try accessing the site by typing in "http://localhost/website/index.htm"

(Specifically type 'http://')


2-> try accessing the site by typing in "http://127.0.0.1/website/index.htm"

>>>1-> try accessing the site by typing in "http://localhost/website/index.htm"
(Specifically type 'http://')

This is what I'm doing and cannot be accessed....



>>>>>2-> try accessing the site by typing in "http://127.0.0.1/website/index.htm"

this one work fine, thanks so much, does 127.0.0.1 equal to localhost??? why must specify the IP address instead of textual URL ...


Please advice!!

2 possibilities:

1-> In your webserver software configuration file (if ur running apache), it may not allow connections from localhost, only 127.0.0.1

2-> do a search for a file called "hosts"

[possible locations]
Win9x -> C:\windows
WinNT/2k -> C:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc

make sure your hosts file has an entry that reads
127.0.0.1 localhost


see if that fixes things