Hostname Resolution not working in Explorer

[Matthew]

Try 127.0.0.1 in lmhosts file rather than hosts file. iirc the lmhosts file maps
netbios computer names to ip addresses which i think is what you want. matthew.

Gary Spivey wrote:

> Looks like I screwed up my first post ...
>
> I have windows XP Home, and IE6. I have a zope server running on my box. The
> server is running fine, and I can access if it I access
>
> http://127.0.0.1:8080/manage
>
> However, if I use
>
> http://localhost:8080/manage
>
> it doesn't work. Same holds true if I use xx.xx.xx.xx:8080/manage and
> hostname:8080/manage.
> The names don't work, the numbers do. And they all work just fine when
> pinging from a command window. So, something between me, internet explorer,
> and the name resolution isn't working.
>
> "Gary Spivey" <spivey at ieee.org> wrote in message
> news:edrv8.17246$L1.1349660 at newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> >
> > I have windows XP Home, and IE6. I have a zope server running on my box.
> > The server is running fine, and I can access if it I access
> >
> > http://127.0.0.1:8080/mange
> >
> > However, if I use
> >
> > http://localhost/mange
> >
> > the page isn't found. The same holds true if I use my hostname rather than
> > localhost - also, the actual IP address works.
> >
> > I have made sure that the name entries exist in the
> > window/system32/drivers/etc/HOSTS file, and I can ping both localhost and
> my
> > hostname from a command window (with the correct address resolution).
> >
> > So - why can I not get the resolution to work from within Internet
> Explorer?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >