[NBLUG/talk] localhost: connection refused

[Todd Cary]

Steve -

<<< "Connection refused" usually means that inetd/httpd/whatever doesn't 
have a port listening for connections...>>>
How do I check this?  This sounds as though it may be the cause of the 
problem.

I am able to connect to the Internet and SMB is working.

http://127.0.0.1 results in the error as well as http://localhost

Todd

S. Saunders wrote:

>On Fri, July 8, 2005 23:15, Todd Cary said:
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>>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?
>>    
>>
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>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...
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>- Steve S.
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