Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:31:17 +0000 From: eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> To: Bob Bomar <bob@fxp.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hosts file Message-ID: <44186B85.5010007@redry.net> In-Reply-To: <1142444762.96083.43.camel@beast.hanger.bpfx.org> References: <4418442D.3090807@redry.net> <1142444762.96083.43.camel@beast.hanger.bpfx.org>
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Bob Bomar wrote: > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 16:43 +0000, eoghan wrote: >> Hi >> Has anyone got an example of how the hosts file should be setup to allow >> locahost to work in a browser? Mine doesnt work anymore unless i go >> through the ip. This is when i start apache, maybe there is some other >> place i need to set it? The httpd.conf has localhost in it... >> Thanks >> Eoghan > > Do you have the entry: > > ::1 localhost localhost.my.domain > 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.my.domain > > In your /etc/hosts file? > Hi Yes, mine reads: ::1 localhost nathaniel 127.0.0.1 localhost nathaniel Upon starting apache, i can only get to it by using the ip. 127.0.0.1 wont work either. I just get the unable to connect message from the browser. Any ideas? Thanks Eoghan
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