Re: how to determine the LocalHost

Oops -- I forgot something --
"localhost" is IP 127.0.0.1 -- reserved in the numbering plan for the local
machine -- actually, either "localhost" or "127.0.0.1" will access the machine
the software is actually running on.
Mike.
 On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, Qunfei Ma wrote: > Hi,
group, > 
> I just downloaded jigsaw 2.1.0 version in my WIN98 and my PC doesn't have 
> an IP address. Can I run the server without it?  If so, what  name should I
> give to my  server. In other words, what is the localhost in the following
> sentence?
> 
> 
> http://localhost:8001
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you very much
> 
> 
> 
> Jeff

Received on Monday, 20 September 1999 17:14:11 UTC