[NBLUG/talk] localhost: connection refused

[S. Saunders]

On Fri, July 8, 2005 23:15, Todd Cary said:
> Just installed FC3 and the network is up as well as smb. I am
> overlooking something simple since "localhost" connection is refused
> e.g. http://localhost in the browser.
>
> The fist line of the hosts file reads
>
> 127.0.0.1      localhost.localdomain       localhost
>
> Any suggestions as what I should be checking?

Can you hit the IP address?
Is there a webserver process up/running?
Is there a port listening?

"Connection refused" usually means that inetd/httpd/whatever
doesn't have a port listening for connections...


- Steve S.