http://localhost not working

**bryansmith** · 12-10-2005

Hey everyone,

Whenever I try to go to http://localhost in Firefox, I get directed to http://p2p.cs.mu.oz.au/software/Localhost/

This isn't very helpful when I am trying things out (XAMPP & Beagle Web Service).

Any ideas?

Bryan

**Stefann** · 12-10-2005

replace localhost with 127.0.0.1, it's easier than figuring out the issue.

**kkubasik** · 12-11-2005

something like the beagle webservice (depreciated and deactivated in most recent releases) generally is bound to a specific port, such as 8080, to specify this,

http://localhost:8080

Im not sure what port the beagle web service is offered on, but something like

netstat -tu

-----or-----

nmap localhost

should help you figure it out.

**bryansmith** · 12-11-2005

Originally Posted by Stefann

replace localhost with 127.0.0.1, it's easier than figuring out the issue.

That seems to work. Thanks!

Seems weird that http://localhost doesn't work.

qub333 - Thanks but the port doesn't make a difference. Also, the Beagle Web Service was not a huge concern, it was more of an example.

Bryan

**kihbord** · 12-11-2005

Hi bryansmith,

Have you fixed your http://localhost problem? If http://127.0.0.1 works but http://localhost doesn't, try finding out what IP address localhost resolves to.

Do you have the same problem using other browsers (e.g. konqueror)?

**shoum** · 12-13-2005

I think localhost port should be 80.

**AndrewB** · 12-13-2005

Originally Posted by shoum

I think localhost port should be 80.

dude it can be any port you specify

as for the problem at hand

Code:

nano -w /etc/hosts

check for the line

Code:

127.0.0.1     localhost

if it is there im clueless, if not what does it say for 127.0.0.1

**bryansmith** · 12-13-2005

Here is my /etc/hosts:

Code:

#
# /etc/hosts&#58; static lookup table for host names
#

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>
127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain   localhost

# End of file

Seems okay but then again I know squat about servers and networking

.

Bryan

***Roxoff*** · 12-13-2005

what happens if you do:

nslookup localhost

and what does it say in your /etc/resolv.conf?

**bryansmith** · 12-13-2005

Thanks everyone for the concern but I am more than happy using http://127.0.0.1

http://localhost is not such a concern for me.

Thanks again,
Bryan

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