You hit the nail on the head. By default, the hosts file in Windows doesn't exist, so localhost isn't resolvable. I had to take this into account when I wrote the installer for my software.
-----Original Message----- From: Turner, John [mailto:JTurner@;AAS.com] Sent: 14 November, 2002 9:59 AM To: 'Tomcat Users List' Subject: RE: Install Tomcat 4.1.12 on WinXP Can your computer resolve "localhost" to 127.0.0.1? John > -----Original Message----- > From: T S [mailto:ts52722@;yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 11:16 AM > To: Tomcat User > Subject: Install Tomcat 4.1.12 on WinXP > > > > I have installed Tomcat 4.1.12 on WinXP following the > directions in JavaServer Pages by Hans Bergsten - pages 31-37. > > The startup appears to be correct but when I attempt to use > IE I get errors. > > > > Here are the Command Prompt Window output messages from the > "startup" command: > > C:\Program Files\Jakarta\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12\bin>startup > Using CATALINA_BASE: C:\Program Files\Jakarta\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12 > Using CATALINA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Jakarta\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12 > Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: C:\Program > Files\Jakarta\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12\temp > Using JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\j2sdk1.4.1 > C:\Program Files\Jakarta\jakarta-tomcat-4.1.12\bin> > > > > Here are the Tomcat Window output messages from the "startup" command: > > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:20 AM org.apache.commons.modeler.Registry > loadRegistry > INFO: Loading registry information > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:20 AM org.apache.commons.modeler.Registry > getRegistry > INFO: Creating new Registry instance > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:21 AM org.apache.commons.modeler.Registry getServer > INFO: Creating MBeanServer > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:21 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol init > INFO: Initializing Coyote HTTP/1.1 on port 8080 > Starting service Tomcat-Standalone > Apache Tomcat/4.1.12 > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:26 AM org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol start > INFO: Starting Coyote HTTP/1.1 on port 8080 > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:26 AM org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket init > INFO: JK2: ajp13 listening on tcp port 8009 > Nov 14, 2002 6:09:26 AM org.apache.jk.server.JkMain start > INFO: Jk running ID=0 time=0/78 config=C:\Program > Files\Jakarta\jakarta-tomcat- > 4.1.12\conf\jk2.properties > > > > When I go to Internet Explorer version: > 6.00.2600.0000.xpclient.010817-1148 and enter the following: > > Address: http://localhost:8080/ > > I get an IE page stating "This computer does not have an > Internet connection" > > > > My computer is not connected to the internet when I perform > this test, so the message is correct, but it appears that it > is not looking at port 8080. > > What do I need to change to get this to work? > > Thanks for your answers. > > Tim > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:tomcat-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
