Apache HTTP Server access from other systems in network

Hi All

I have got some problem in accessing the localhost Apache HTTP Server
from other system in network. I mean, I have installed and configured
Apache HTTP Server in Windows Server 2003 it is running properly in
that server (with localhost and with the local ip address) but unable
to access the same from the other systems (which have 2000 professional
and XP) which are in local network.

May I know the problem behind this ?
waiting for your quick response
Thanks in advance

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sravkum@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have got some problem in accessing the localhost Apache HTTP Server
> from other system in network. I mean, I have installed and configured
> Apache HTTP Server in Windows Server 2003 it is running properly in
> that server (with localhost and with the local ip address) but unable
> to access the same from the other systems (which have 2000 professional
> and XP) which are in local network.

First, if you're actually trying to access it as localhost i.e.
"http://localhost", it definitely won't work. You need the actual
machine name or IP, since you're accessing it from another machine.

If that's not the problem, maybe your Apache machine is running a
firewall. It could be a Windows firewall, some security vendor's
firewall e.g. Norton, or part of some other software you're running (I
use CheckPoint VPN for work, and when it's active it blocks inbound TCP
connections effectively firewalling the machine).

If there isn't a firewall, check your httpd.conf file to see what you're
listening on. If you're listening on all available ports, or the IP
address for your network connection, you should be okay. If you see
something like

Listen 127.0.0.1:80

then Apache will only be listening to the local "loopback" network
device. It's a useful configuration if you just want the server to do
local testing, but it's explicitly disallowing connections from other
machines if it's set up that way. Change it to just "Listen 80".

Hope this helps!

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Jim Patterson
Ottawa, Ont
CANADA
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