Changing localhost IP

Windows Networking 2246 This topic was started by PinkPanther, 2003-08-13 01:42

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2003-08-13 03:42

Hi all,

I need to make my localhost IP something other than the usual 127.0.0.1

I have already edited the hosts file, and yes, I have double-checked that it was not accidentally saved with a .txt extension or any other extension. However, when I ping localhost, I still get the 127.0.0.1 IP, even after I reboot.

Is there something I am missing here?

Thanks

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sapiens74

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#113405

2003-08-13 04:20

I think that is a hardware level attribute.

Myabe I am wrong and someone can provide a solution

adamvjackson

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#113406

2003-08-13 04:35

Localhost is hardcoded into the IP stack, are you trying to change your machine IP?

jmmijo

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#113407

2003-08-13 05:16

Here's a better explanation of the localhost or loopback built into NIC's

PinkPanther

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#113408

2003-08-13 05:33

Thanks for the replies.

What I was trying to do is to get my machine to accept localhost as the IP of the computer on my lan that has ISS installed, for web development. Some add-ons for Visual Studio.Net fail to install because they check localhost and require ISS installed, but I use a remote computer as a server, which Visual Studio itself allows.

oh well

Thanks again for the informaiton

jmmijo

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#113409

2003-08-13 05:44

Ah, this is a little different then, here's a search on Microsofts Knowledge Base articles on IIS v6 and localhost. Not sure if any of them will help or not

Vermyn

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#113410

2003-08-13 14:47

Try installing the Cassini web server. It's a mini web server provided by MS for people who don't want to run IIS - and Cassini is easy to turn on or shut down.

www.asp.net is the place to get it.