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how do I find the IP address of my machine? I am new to Macs...<br />

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I was told &quot;You enable it through the Preferences, Sharing application&quot;. so I asked for more details with this post.
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This does nothing in my browser:<br />
<a href="http://192.168.0.5/" rel="ugc">http://192.168.0.5/</a><br />
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I tried .1 through .6 with no success.<br />
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It seems the web server is off on a new Mac, as you'd want it to be. Otherwise, their computer could be used by pirates to spread doom and gloom.<br />
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I will look to find how to turn it on...
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I have a Mac Pro and just learned there was a built in Apache server on OS X.<br />
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How do I turn it on and verify it's on?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
newbieweb
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I have a Mac Pro and just learned there was a built in Apache server on OS X.

How do I turn it on and verify it's on?

Thanks,
newbieweb

Activating Apache server on my Mac Pro

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