try http://localhost without the port number
check in control panel-> services if th web publishing service is started.
farhat
>From: Helge Luethje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Servlet API Technology." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: http://localhost:8080 doesn't connect
>Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 13:37:54 +0200
>
>Hi Janno,
>
>thanks for your help.
>Yes, I have TCP/IP installed and I can ping it.
>D:\>ping localhost
>
>Pinging helge410.abc.xyz.de [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
>
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
>Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
>
>There is no timout or so. Do you know what else I can do?
>
>Helge
>
>Janno Kusman wrote:
>
> > >After I enter the 'http://localhost:8080' in Netscape i get there
> > >
> > >ERROR
> > >The requested URL could not be retrieved
> > >While trying to retrieve the URL: http://localhost:8080/
> > >The following error was encountered:
> > > Connection Failed
> > >The system returned:
> > > (111) Connection refused
> > >This means that:
> > > The remote site or server may be down. Please try again soon.
> >
> > Do you have TCP/IP networking configured? You can check it by pinging
> > localhost - type "ping localhost". You should get something like this:
> >
> > D:\>ping localhost
> >
> > Pinging janno [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
> >
> > Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> > Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> > Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> > Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128
> >
> > Janno Kusman
> >
> >
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