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  • Subject: Re: [BL] very local network
  • Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 07:05:59 +1300

Sean Sedwards wrote:
>
> When I enter 'localhost', '127.0.0.1' or '0.0.0.0' in
> a browser on BL

Which browser? I think links needs an explicit http://

> (or Knoppix) on an isolated machine, I get a 'connection
> refused' error.

Perhaps the problem lies with your server? Or perhaps a
permission problem?

> I should point out that the server will work on the isolated
> machine if I use my own client

What client is that?

> Maybe the difference between my client and a browser is that
> it doesn't ask the OS whether a connection is possible, it
> just opens a socket and goes for it.

In the past I have run a http server on BasicLinux and browsed
it (with links) using http://localhost. There was no problem.

Cheers,
Steven




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