Localhost is an address/term used for testing connection to the local host (current computer) used for some network troubleshooting

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Analyzing server-status

We have been monitoring our server-status on our apache2 server and have been noticing lots of '.' connections (open slot with no current process) from the same IP: 178.101.111.90. They are all ...
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can reach localhost:9000 but not 192.168.30.92:9000

My sonar (windows) server is running at static ip 192.168.30.92:9000 but cannot be reached on that server using that IP. However, I can reach localhost:9000 What am I missing? This was tested on a ...
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What are the drawback if I use 127.0.0.1 instead of 127.0.1.1 in my host file?

Ubuntu default host file is something like 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 myhostname Will there be any drawback if I change to: 127.0.0.1 localhost myhostname
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Root access issue from localhost [closed]

I have a strange root access issue - I'm able to login as root via SSH but I'm not able login to the physical machine via terminal. Some more info: - running CentOS 6.4 - password authentication ...
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access local server from mobile [closed]

I'm working on a mac (OSX) and I am trying to access my local server via my android. On my development machine, I can access localhost in the browser just fine. I have used ifconfig in my terminal to ...
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Windows 7 resolve localhost name with ipv6 instead of ipv4 [duplicate]

When I ping localhost I can see that localhost name is resolved as :::1 instead of 127.0.0.1. Do you know how to solve this? I need a ipv4 resolution of localhost for Tomcat server. I could quickly ...
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Javascript works in browser test in Dreamweaver but not on host server [closed]

So I realise other people have posted with very similar problems, but having read a few of these threads and trying out the proposed solutions, nothing seems to resolve my issue. First of all let me ...
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Subdomain on local machine using apache

On my local network, I have a server that goes by the name of telly, and can be connected with locally on http://telly. I am trying to set up a subdomain on that machine, say sub. I have added a ...
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VirtualDocumentRoot & localhost

Currently this is my httpd-vhosts.config file NameVirtualHost *:80 <VirtualHost *:80> VirtualDocumentRoot /Users/Gabri/Sites/%2/%1/build </VirtualHost> However I would like to have ...
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Who picked 127.0.0.1 to be localhost and why? What meaning does it have? [closed]

I'm almost positive everyone on here knows the meaning of 127.0.0.1. But, why is that ALWAYS localhost? Who picked that arbitrary IP? Why was that IP picked? Why not something more simple such as ...
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How to access localhost with an internal IP address when outside of network [closed]

I have my development environment on my local system with XAMPP(Windows 7). During dev. work I use my system's IP address (i.e 192.168.XX.XXX of Internal Network) when I am inside the network, it ...
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How can I locally broadcast a domain name?

So if I edit my /etc/hosts file, I can access localhost as a domain name such as myapp.dev or whatever. Is there any way I can broadcast this domain so that others who are on the same wifi network ...
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“/etc/apache2/httpd.conf: No such file or directory” error after Ubuntu upgrade

So I upgraded Ubuntu and I went to 127.0.0.1 in Chrome and got "Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to 127.0.0.1" so I restarted Apache but was met with this error: apache2: Syntax error on line ...
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LAMP not working after php.ini change (even if resetted)

My LAMP machine on Ubuntu 12.04 was working fine, then I tried to modify the etc/php5/apache2/php.ini file opening nautilus through the terminal with sudo nautilus. I have edited this line: ...
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No longer able to connect to MAMP with remote device through host's network IP address

I can normally run MAMP on my Macbook and then debug mobile devices by connecting to, for example, http://192.168.0.xx:8888. Our network has changed slightly now to a Technicolor TG582n WIFI router ...
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server localhost to get access to /admin/* pages and block all others

Requirements: every one in the local network can access all pages except /admin pages. only localhost should have access to the /admin pages. how to write webfilter for tomcat 6 or other ...
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How to add a CNAME for localhost in BIND 9?

I am doing web development and host the local versions of sites on my machine. I have Linux Slackware 14.0 with BIND 9.9.1-P3. In my named.conf I have this: zone "localhost" IN { type master; ...
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Error message: Host 'server1.MY_DOMAIN.TLD' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server

I have a web and mail server running Ubuntu 12.04. I installed iRedMail and had it running fine, but this morning mail was not connecting and none of my sites worked. I checked some logs which told me ...
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RHEL6 Apache mod_fcgid PHP localhost

I have disabled mod_php on a RHEL6 apache server and installed mod_fcgid. PHP test scripts (info.php) work on the localhost. I know this since info.php returns the apache api as Server ...
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enabling the php curl ext in php.ini causes subsequent localhost php requests to error [closed]

When I enable extension=php_curl.dll in my php.ini, the following causes problems. request a php page that uses the curl extension (such a request is aborted and fails) request any other php page ...
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HOSTS file not used when no active NICs [closed]

I’m seeing a strange and frustrating problem. If I disconnect a system from the Internet (such that Windows 7 shows the no Internet access icon because it cannot constantly ping Microsoft’s servers), ...
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Local server for development [closed]

I am using a Mac, and I often use MAMP. There are many issues that I have with MAMP but I won't get into that. I'm looking for a command line "server" that will allow me to view a folder with a ...
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Can we access the Linux (Xampp) Localhost in Windows 7? [closed]

I am using Linux Server 5, and installed Xampp ( Linux ) on it. I would like to share the Localhost with Windows Network. Like if we open the browser in Windows 7 and type ...
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How can I remove trailing slash with .htaccess on localhost with UniServer [duplicate]

I want to remove the last trailing slash of a URL. For example: I want to http://localhost/mysite/page/ rewrite to http://localhost/mysite/page. I'm using this code on my localhost .htaccess. ...
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localhost redirect to www.localhost

I'm currently developing two websites, one for work and one for studies. The work site (silke) was already configured and ran perfectly. When I set up the other site with ZF2, I set up a virtual host ...
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Can't acces localhost through http://localhost/ on tomcat

I am having trouble accessing localhost through http://localhost and http://127.0.0.1 But i can access both when i use https. https://localhost Why do you think this is? The web server is ...
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How to reset and persist the hostname and FQDN of an WIdows Azure Centos instance?

How does one reset a hostname and domain name (FQDN) to localhost.localdomain on a Centos 6.2 Azure Instance? I've tried editing /etc/sysconfig/network, /etc/sysctl.conf, setting the hostname ...
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Can a Change In Chrome, Screw Up How Apache Is Serving My Localhost On My Computer? [closed]

Just today, all the textareas in websites I wrote for my personal use, hosted ON/IN my Notebook are showing wavy red lines whenever I cut and paste text into them. I absolutely have not changed ...
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Can't connect to public IP [closed]

A few days ago I could connect to my server through the public IP(174.88.244.172) and through localhost. Now I can only connect through localhost. When I try to connect using the public IP, the ...
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When using netstat on a listening port what is the difference between localhost:6666 and [::]:6666 in 'Local Address' field

Using ubuntu 11.04, I run netstat -nplt the results for local address may be localhost:6666 or [::]:6666 What is the difference? I believe that the [::]: binds the service at ...
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How should one go about hosting a local test website in IIS8, and testing http bindings in browser? [closed]

Given the latest version of IIS at the time of writing is IIS8, how would one go about adding a new site through the IIS manager, set up HTTP bindings, and test the setup in a browser? This ...
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Aliasing a domain on Apache

I am developing a website on my own development servers. The client is loading some fonts that are white-listed on just their domain, the problem is that during development I cannot see them on my dev ...
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Apache suddenly stopped working

After using apache in a local dev setup it has suddenly stopped working. I have tried pinging a previously used custom domain and I'm not getting anything. I have checked the syntax its correct ...
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Why does 127.0.0.1 point to virtual host?

I have a Virtual Host set up in apache to run CodeIgniter: <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot "/var/www/CodeIgniter" ServerName codeigniter.loc </VirtualHost> Problem is, when I ...
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How do I only serve on localhost through apache2? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: TOR: hide my site in clearweb‏ I'm trying to serve on localhost only but every time I find a way to do it, it always says to edit http.d I cannot find http.d. Can ...
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How to set up a local proxy server? [closed]

I have downloaded Glype PHP proxy script. I have put it up in the localhost. Now I want all application on my PC to access internet through the local proxy server. How do I do that? I've tried ...
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how to make apache2 listen to localhost and a lan computer

i completely got something wrong abotu the listen thing in apache. my question now is. when i make it listen to NameVirtualHost *:80 Listen 127.0.0.1:80 Listen 192.168.1.23:80 will it be ...
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Map ip address to localhost [closed]

I have a website running on my mac on mamp at localhost:8888. On another mac on my wifi I can view the website, using http://192.168.X.X:8888 (where X's are my computer's ip address). Except, I ...
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IIS “localhost” subdomain

I have an IIS7.5 server (also running SQL Server) which has a server name of (say) dc-db. On this server, my IIS default site runs correctly on http://localhost and http://dc-db I want to load on a ...
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Connected to Putty SSH and cannot access local tomcat server [closed]

I have an Oracle Database at a remote server. I have created a SSH tunnel (using putty) to that remote database server and I am able to access that database server using 127.0.0.1:1521. I am creating ...
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404 in local server with apache and dnsmasq

I have been trying to setup a local server to the ones mentioned here and here(added TLDR at the bottom), but I keep getting 404s no matter what I try. I can ping both google.com and xxxx.dev. So I ...
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Can I put “localhost” into /etc/hostname?

I want to stop apache2 from querying the dns name at every start and to make it faster. There is absolutely no reason for apache to do any DNS-queries at all. For redirects it has to use the name ...
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Can't load my php.ini on localhost

I have a server and a local version of it on my hard drive. I am trying to access the local version through localhost. Entering localhost works, I enter the base html file and all that. The problem ...
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.htaccess - Simulating virtual host wrong link to Parent Directory in Directory Listing

I have a domain dedicated for my local server (.dev), and an .htaccess file which redirects requests like http://folder.dev/subfolder/ to /htdocs/folder/subfolder. It works great and all, except for ...
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Access 127.0.0.1 on a local network

I usually write code, not administer servers, so bear with me here! I'm running a python script to act as a webserver and I also have Apache installed on the same machine. When I run the python ...
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iptable localhost connections reported to be blocked, but work ok

I am using fwbuilder and have tried setting up rules that both allow lo interface and source ip 127.0.0.1, as follows: $IPTABLES -A INPUT -i lo -m state --state NEW -j ACCEPT $IPTABLES -A OUTPUT ...
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shift a localhost site from webrick localhost:3000 to apache2 passenger localhost/redmine or redmine.localhost [closed]

I have installed application called REDMINE on my localhost, using ruby on rails. It is accessible webrick script through localhost:3000, on my PC. Now I want to shift to apache2 passenger, I tried ...
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XAMPP apache virtual hosts to local domain [closed]

I have been trying to setup my local system so that typing in a local tld goes to the relevant htdocs subfolder, but cannot get it to work. I am currently for every project, creating a folder in my ...
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emails not sending from CentOS 5.6 VM on Win7 via PHP code

I am experiencing an issue where my CentOS 5.6 (Final) VM running on Windows 7 has stopped sending emails from my PHP code. I'm confident this isn't a coding issue as I have the exact same code ...
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Why doesn't mySQL allow users@'%' from localhost?

It seems that the solution to accepting users from localhost is to create a copy of the user with @'localhost' (in addition to user@'%'). I'm trying very hard to understand the logic here, because it ...

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