On linux/unix, use the 'hostname'or 'uname' command to find out the machine
name.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Shepherd [mailto:peter@shepherd27.fsnet.co.uk]
Sent: 26 February 2002 09:18
To: users@httpd.apache.org
Subject: Re: Running apache
Could you tell me how to find out the machine name of the server please
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Freeman" <neil.freeman@asa.co.uk>
To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Running apache
> No, localhost is a loopback address for the machine you are currently on.
It is
> equal to IP 127.0.0.1. You will need to use http://machinename to access
the
> server from another machine.
>
> HTH
>
> Neil
>
> Peter Shepherd wrote:
>
> > Can localhost not be used to access the server from other machines on
the
> > LAN?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pietro Cagnoni" <pcagnoni@mclink.net>
> > To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: Running apache
> >
> > > > Peter Shepherd wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > I am having a problem setting up apache on my network. I have
> > > > configured the httpd.conf file to set the server name as localhost.
> > > > When I enter this into the browser I get the following message:
> > > > Host address not found. The proxy could not find an IP address for
> > > > the host in your request. Possible causes include misconfigured DNS
> > > > and transient network problems.
> > > > Even though I am trying to run this locally.
> > > > Please help, Thanks
> > >
> > > try disabling the proxy in your browser, or use the dns name of the
> > > server instead of localhost.
> > >
> > > localhost will work if and only if the client and the server run on
the
> > > same machine, and there's no proxy involved.
> > >
> > > pietro.
> > >
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