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Apache is running fine but is not seen by IE browser on Windows 98...

Dear all,

I installed Apache on my Wondows 98 PC. The installation went like a charm.

I specified the following setup in the httpd.conf file:

ServerName stephane
Port 80
ServerType standalone
ServerRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache"
DocumentRoot "C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs"

I start the Apache server. It is running fine in a DOS window.

Now I would like to access a page from the IE browser.

So I type in the following url:

http://stephane/

But then the browser shows a popup window that offers to connect to the Internet.

It looks like the browser does not see the Apache server.

I checked the setup in the IE browser.

In the Internet Options/Connection window, I can see that I do not use any proxy.

Any idea?

Kind Regards
Stephane
stephaneeybert@hotmail.com

lexxwern

try typing in IE
http://127.0.0.1/
or
http://localhost/

Result?

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stephaneeybert

ASKER

Thanks to all!
Lexwern,I had tried that before, didn'twork.
I'll try Samri suggestion.
Cheers

stephaneeybert

ASKER

Here is the content of my host.sam file.
But even the url http://127.0.0.1 didn't work.

I'm missing something...

# Copyright (c) 1998 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP stack for Windows98
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost

stephaneeybert

ASKER

I don't get it. Now the suggestion of lexxwern works. I had tried it before posting the request and it didn't work. What am I doing..?
Anyway cheers to you all!
Stephane