RE: Cannot Browse my Local Host

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From: Job (Job_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/13/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:16:02 -0800

I'm not much more knowledgeable with IIS than you are, but since you're not
using a router any longer, than perhaps your default website's ip is no
longer valid. There is a setting for default website that allows you to
specify the IP address or 9All unassigned0 if you wish to use any unassigned
ip address as the default website's ip address. Sorry if i don't know what
i'm talking about.

"Brad E R" wrote:

> -Cannot Browse my Local Host
> -IIS 5.1
> -Windows XP Pro SP2
>
> I'm new to using IIS 5.1 ( or IIS period ). Here's the situation: I
> can ping localhost. No Prob. IIS says my default website is running.
> When I try to browse a page on it from IE I *eventually* get a cannot
> find server error message. When I try to browse a page from the iis
> console it pops up IE with nothing in the address bar and a blank page
> with nothing on it and it just sits there. I turned off the windows
> firewall and the the McAfee one. No luck. It *used* to work and the
> only difference was I was going through a router. I don't think this
> has any effect but I mention it cause my connection blocks port 80. I
> tried to browse localhost with the ethernet cable unplugged; no luck.
> I was told this would work even with the cable unplugged since
> 127.0.0.1 is on my computer and it shouldn't need to reach the net to
> find the server. I completely reinstalled IIS in case I screwed up
> some settings. No effect. I've spent two weekends trying to get the
> #$%@#$^ thing to work. Any help would be appreciated, I know I
> probably didn't include enough info but I'm not sure what all you need
> to know.
>

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