Re: Access Localhost from a remote computer?

From: Jeff Cochran (jeff.nospam_at_zina.com)
Date: 08/02/04

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    Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 02:49:56 GMT

    On 1 Aug 2004 12:37:29 -0700, xfreshy222-2@yahoo.com (Tyler Carver)
    wrote:

    >For software development reasons I want to access a Web site set up as
    >the localhost on Server 2003 from an XP Pro box.
    >
    >I set a new Web site with host headers as localhost and verify I can
    >access this from the IIS box. I think set my host file to point
    >localhost to the IP address of the Server 2003 box. I then type
    >http://localhost to access this site from the XP Pro box.
    >
    >The connection goes out to the Server box but then I get a connection
    >refused. If I just change from using local host to 'test' then
    >everything works fine. I want to use localhost however.
    >
    >Any suggestions?

    Give up. "Localhost" is a short cut for the physical box you're on.
    To reach another box, you need to use the system's NetBIOS name, a
    valid TCP/IP host name or the IP.

    Jeff

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