> > > I am sure the server is running, but typing in the ip address keeps > getting me a connection refused message. Hence, I think somewhere I need > to make myself an acceptable client. > Can you ping 127.0.0.1 or access ftp through that IP. If so, it probably is an http configuration. If not, it has something to do with the network settings of the machine. What is the output of `ifconfig` (UNIX/LINUX) or `ipconfig` (Windows)? -David
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:18:08 -0400, hcohen2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Devers wrote: > > >> OK, my problem is that the attempt to connect using 127.0.0.1 gets a > >> message something like connection refused by the server. > >> > >> Is there some location in the httpd.conf file to list an acceptable > >> client? > > > > > > Is the web server running on your desktop? Yes or no? > > Yes, it's on this machine I am writing from. > > > > > > > If it's on a different computer, than the address 127.0.0.1 will never > > work, because all communication to 127.0.0.1/localhost stays on the > > computer that the communication originated from. > > > > If it's on a different computer, you need to figure out what the > > server's real address is. It is not & never will be 127.0.0.1. > > When I finish rebuilding one of my machines that I intend to use as a > server (perhaps for an intranet) this might become an issue. But not > right now. > > > > > > > If it's on the computer you're using, that's a different matter, and > > we can go over that, but it sounds to me like you're using a bad address. > > > > > I am sure the server is running, but typing in the ip address keeps > getting me a connection refused message. Hence, I think somewhere I need > to make myself an acceptable client. > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
