Re: ERROR: 'HTTP/1.0 503 Service Unavailable'

re:
> Should I rename it to host.txt?

No. Do *not* rename it.

It should *not* have an extension.
It's fine as it is.

If it *did* have an extension ( like .txt,
added almost automatically by Notepad ),
*That* could be a reason for it *not* to work.

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.

re:
> but http://myMachineName/ doesn't work!!!

Then, it's pretty sure there's something
screwed up in your TCP/IP stack.

That happened to me a long time ago,
using Windows 98 and ASP 1.0.

It was a pain in the you-know-what,
and I was never able to fix it

Only when I changed the OS to a Server OS,
was I able to use localhost for a web address.

Which OS are you using ? Windows XP ?

There's a patch available from Microsoft
which covers precisely that problem.

You might want to apply it, if you're running
Windows XP and have applied SP2.

It's at

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=17d997d2-5034-4bbb-b74d-ad8430a1f7c8&DisplayLang=en

Try that, and let us know...




Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
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"Tomas Kepic" <TomasKepic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C12BDE80-7C42-4C23-83B5-5734AFE12F13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> I can ping all from this options:
> ping 127.0.0.1
> ping localhost
> and also ping MyMachineName
>
> but http://myMachineName/ doesn't work!!!
>
>
> And you are true, my host file doesn't have an extension. Should I rename
> it
> to host.txt?
>
> Tomas
>
> "Juan T. Llibre" wrote:
>
>> Your hosts file doesn't have an extension, does it ?
>> ( You don't have hosts.txt, I assume )
>>
>> If your hosts file doesn't have an extension,
>> there might be something wrong with your TCP/IP stack.
>>
>> It's difficult to diagnose the lack of recognition for localhost.
>>
>> Can you ping 127.0.0.1 ?
>> Can you ping localhost ?
>>
>> Does your machine name work ?
>> http://YourMachineName/ should work, too.
>>
>> Can you ping YourMachineName ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Juan T. Llibre
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://asp.net.do/foros/
>> Foros de ASP.NET en Español
>> Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
>> ======================
>>
>> "Tomas Kepic" <TomasKepic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A3406AA5-958D-4346-B43E-7636C0E61058@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi Juan,
>> >
>> > first option failed, but second "http://127.0.0.1/HelloASPWorld"; works.
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Can you tell me why alias 'localhost' doesn't work? In
>> > "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts" I have mapped IIS IP address:
>> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
>> >
>> > Thank you, Tomas
>> >
>> >
>> > "Juan T. Llibre" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are you trying to create a secure site ?
>> >>
>> >> Try http://localhost/HelloASPWorld
>> >> or http://127.0.0.1/HelloASPWorld
>> >> and see if *those* work...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Juan T. Llibre
>> >> ASP.NET MVP
>> >> http://asp.net.do/foros/
>> >> Foros de ASP.NET en Español
>> >> Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
>> >> ======================
>> >>
>> >> "Tomas Kepic" <TomasKepic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:532FA109-43AF-49E5-9934-1B8118E0C8EE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > When I replace localhost in: 'https://localhost/HelloASPWorld' with
>> >> > 127.0.0.1
>> >> > 'https://127.0.0.1/HelloASPWorld' an error accured:
>> >> >
>> >> > The Web server reported the following error when attempting to
>> >> > create
>> >> > or
>> >> > open the Web project located at the following URL:
>> >> > 'https://127.0.0.1/HelloASPWorld'.'A connection with the server
>> >> > could
>> >> > not
>> >> > be
>> >> > established'.
>> >> >
>> >> > So can anyone help me????
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanx, Tomas
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Tomas Kepic" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> i'm trying to create my first ASP.NET project ( HelloASPWorld
>> >> >> project)
>> >> >> but
>> >> >> an error occured when I put OK button in NewProject.
>> >> >> ERROR:
>> >> >> "The Web server reported the following error when attempting to
>> >> >> create
>> >> >> or
>> >> >> open the Web project located at the following URL:
>> >> >> 'https://localhost/HelloASPWorld'.'HTTP/1.0 503 Service
>> >> >> Unavailable'."
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have installed IIS first and then reinstall Visual Studio
>> >> >> I don't know what I have to set yet to solve this problem.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Please help me!
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Tomas
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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