Why does localhost work but not IP?
If you can access a server running on your own machine via 127.0. 0.1 (or localhost ) but not via the computer’s ip address, this means that the server software is configured to listen on the localhost interface only.
How do I connect to a different server on my network?
How to Connect Remotely to a Network
- Click the Start button and type the word Remote. Then click the Remote Desktop Connection icon.
- Enter the name of the computer you want to connect to.
- Click the Connect button.
- Enter your username and password, and then click OK.
- Use the remote computer!
Can you listen on local server while localhost?
Start nc on the server listening on an unused port and then connect from another machine — this will verify iptables and routes are correct. My guess is that you’re listening on the localhost only. And I found that the port 80 (in my case) was not in the list. This fixed the issue. Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
Why is Apache webserver unable to access localhost?
The webpage at http://localhost/ could not be loaded because: net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED’. One of the answers suggested using nmap to see which ports are open, which returned the following result:
Why is IIs unable to access page by IP address?
I want to provide installation link so I need to update location with an IP address otherwise I won’t be able to install it (because localhost is translated into computer name and it’s not accessible). The problem is, that on my IIS I can access my page only by using localhost in the address.
Where can I access the Apache web server?
It works fine if I access the web server with http://localhost:8079. However I can’t access it on other computers on the network. I can’t even access it with my own (server’s) network ip address (192.168.9.3).