Localhost and home network

[Stevie]

I have three computers set up on a home network , on computer 1 I have
set up a web site on localhost for development which I can view using
http:/localhost.
How can I access this site from my other pc's. I have tried using
http:/localhost but the page can not be found. Is there not just a
simple address that I can enter in my browser to take me to computer
1's localhost

 

[Chuck]

I have three computers set up on a home network , on computer 1 I have
set up a web site on localhost for development which I can view using
http:/localhost.
How can I access this site from my other pc's. I have tried using
http:/localhost but the page can not be found. Is there not just a
simple address that I can enter in my browser to take me to computer
1's localhost

Stevie,

The alias "localhost", on any computer, points to IP address 127.0.0.1, which is
an address local on each computer. If you want to refer to another computer,
you refer to that computer by its network name, or its public IP address.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/local-name-and-address-resolution-on.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/local-name-and-address-resolution-on.html

 

[Stevie]

Thanks chuck that pointed me it the right direction I used
http://Office/localhost which got me there ... almost .... now it looks
like my apache server is not letting me actually view the pages as I'm
getting 403 Forbidden page...... <sigh> now I have to try and figure
out how to stop Apache blocking ....... ummm I think I got that sorted
but now I'm geting a 404 Not Found.
Any ideas????

 

[Chuck]

Thanks chuck that pointed me it the right direction I used
http://Office/localhost which got me there ... almost .... now it looks
like my apache server is not letting me actually view the pages as I'm
getting 403 Forbidden page...... <sigh> now I have to try and figure
out how to stop Apache blocking ....... ummm I think I got that sorted
but now I'm geting a 404 Not Found.
Any ideas????

Apache is not a product that we support here, to any extent. But maybe it's not
Apache, but your name resolution. How did you fix the 403? What was causing
the 403?

 

[Stevie]

Hi Chuck

Thanks for your reply and I feel you my me correct when you say it
might not be down Apache as I have another slight porblem which has
been bugging me since I set up my network and may have something to do
with the local host prob but have never solved the problem which is PC
1 can browse the other 2 Pc's (ie my network places/view workgroup
computers) but when I try to do this on PC 2 or 3 to browse PC 1 I get
"\\Office is not acessible. You might not have permission bla bla bla.
Access is denied" but I can map a drive to a shared location on PC 1
and access the data that way. As far as I can see I have all 3 pc's set
up the same way but there must be something different with pc 1 which I
don't know about.
Any thoughts on this would be great.
Stevie

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck

Thanks for your reply and I feel you my me correct when you say it
might not be down Apache as I have another slight porblem which has
been bugging me since I set up my network and may have something to do
with the local host prob but have never solved the problem which is PC
1 can browse the other 2 Pc's (ie my network places/view workgroup
computers) but when I try to do this on PC 2 or 3 to browse PC 1 I get
"\\Office is not acessible. You might not have permission bla bla bla.
Access is denied" but I can map a drive to a shared location on PC 1
and access the data that way. As far as I can see I have all 3 pc's set
up the same way but there must be something different with pc 1 which I
don't know about.
Any thoughts on this would be great.
Stevie

Hi Stevie,

One of the most common causes of this problem "...Access is denied" would be a
misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other security component.
There are several other possibilities too, and any might be the cause of your
problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net config server", and "net config
workstation", from each computer, and diagnose the problem. Read this article,
and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

 

[Stevie]

Hi Chuck
Firstly I would like to say that your site is a gold mine of great
information and I now understand a lot more things (watch out Bill G.
I'm after your job ..... if only lol).
Just to refresh you on the my problem as it has been a few days and I'm
quite sure your a very busy man.
3 computers A, B, C. (All running XP Home SP2)
A can browse B and C
B can browse C and vice versa
But B and C cannot browse A
B and C can map network drives on A

I run browstat status, ipconfig /all, net config server and net config
workstation on all machines and compared them. The only difference I
could find was on computer A the Node type returned by ipconfig was
Unknowen, where as on B and C it was Mixed.

One other thing I have noticed if on B or C, I try to map a drive or
add a network place to \\A\localhost a dialog appears "Connecting to
A", and asks for a password, the user name section is disabled. I tried
all the passwords I normally use with no success.

Do you think this has anything to do with my problem and if so how do I
go about correcting it. Sorry in advance if your site contains this
info

Stevie

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck
Firstly I would like to say that your site is a gold mine of great
information and I now understand a lot more things (watch out Bill G.
I'm after your job ..... if only lol).
Just to refresh you on the my problem as it has been a few days and I'm
quite sure your a very busy man.
3 computers A, B, C. (All running XP Home SP2)
A can browse B and C
B can browse C and vice versa
But B and C cannot browse A
B and C can map network drives on A

I run browstat status, ipconfig /all, net config server and net config
workstation on all machines and compared them. The only difference I
could find was on computer A the Node type returned by ipconfig was
Unknowen, where as on B and C it was Mixed.

One other thing I have noticed if on B or C, I try to map a drive or
add a network place to \\A\localhost a dialog appears "Connecting to
A", and asks for a password, the user name section is disabled. I tried
all the passwords I normally use with no success.

Do you think this has anything to do with my problem and if so how do I
go about correcting it. Sorry in advance if your site contains this
info

Stevie

The password demand, with user name section disabled, sounds like Guest-only
authentication - either XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, or XP Home.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Guest

Considering your primary symptoms:
"PC 1 can browse the other 2 Pc's (ie my network places/view workgroup
computers) but when I try to do this on PC 2 or 3 to browse PC 1 I get "\\Office
is not acessible. You might not have permission bla bla bla. Access is denied"
but I can map a drive to a shared location on PC 1 and access the data that
way."
You have a browser problem, plus "access denied". This is likely either a
personal firewall or other security component problem, or LSP / Winsock
corruption.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html