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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Roy Henderson <r_...@rebexitservices.co.uk> on 2003/05/10 04:02:54 UTC
[users@httpd] Using VirtualHost on local machine only works with active internet connection
Hi,
I think this is actually more of a Windows or Internet Explorer
configuration problem than an Apache problem, but I am sure that others have
encountered and resolved this ...
I am running Apache 1.3 on my local machine which is running Windows/XP Pro
+ SP1. I am using IE6 as my browser.
If I do NOT configure any VirtualHosts, then I can serve files from my local
disk htdocs folder by using 127.0.0.1 as the URL.
However, if I configure some Virtualhosts, then these will only serve off my
local disk if I also have an active internet connection.
If I do not have an active internet connection, then IE prompts me to
connect. If I connect, then it will serve the local file. If I do not
connect, then it fails.
I have the virtualhosts in my HOSTS file and they are all mapped to
127.0.0.1 - if I ping by hostname they resolve to 127.0.0.1 and echo the
pings.
To me, the problem really seems to be how to get IE to check the hosts file
and discover that the virtualhosts are actually on 127.0.0.1 before trying
its internet connection ...
Any assistance would be most appreciated.
Roy
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Re: [users@httpd] Using VirtualHost on local machine only works with
active internet connection
Posted by Thomas Strike <st...@pacbell.net>.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Henderson" <r_...@rebexitservices.co.uk>
>
> I think this is actually more of a Windows or Internet Explorer
> configuration ..............>
>
You might try adding your own DNS service to your local machine.
That way Ie won't have to connect to the outside world to look these up.
Tom S.
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RE: [users@httpd] Using VirtualHost on local machine only works with active internet connection
Posted by Jeff Cohen <su...@gej-it.com>.
Just disable the auto-dialing in IE and tell IE that you connect to the
Internet using LAN, whenever you want to connect to the Internet you'd have
to manually launch the dialer.
All the best,
Jeff Cohen
Jeff@GEJ-IT.com
Tel. (416) 917-2324
www.GEJ-IT.com
GEJ-IT Networks!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Henderson [mailto:r_henderson@rebexitservices.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 10:03 PM
> To: Apache Web Server Mailing List
> Subject: [users@httpd] Using VirtualHost on local machine only works with
active
> internet connection
>
> Hi,
>
> I think this is actually more of a Windows or Internet Explorer
> configuration problem than an Apache problem, but I am sure that others
have
> encountered and resolved this ...
>
> I am running Apache 1.3 on my local machine which is running Windows/XP
Pro
> + SP1. I am using IE6 as my browser.
>
> If I do NOT configure any VirtualHosts, then I can serve files from my
local
> disk htdocs folder by using 127.0.0.1 as the URL.
>
> However, if I configure some Virtualhosts, then these will only serve off
my
> local disk if I also have an active internet connection.
>
> If I do not have an active internet connection, then IE prompts me to
> connect. If I connect, then it will serve the local file. If I do not
> connect, then it fails.
>
> I have the virtualhosts in my HOSTS file and they are all mapped to
> 127.0.0.1 - if I ping by hostname they resolve to 127.0.0.1 and echo the
> pings.
>
> To me, the problem really seems to be how to get IE to check the hosts
file
> and discover that the virtualhosts are actually on 127.0.0.1 before trying
> its internet connection ...
>
> Any assistance would be most appreciated.
>
> Roy
>
>
>
>
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