Error in hosts file: localhost:80 does not exist

[coubury]

When i start up uniform server i get this error

 

Error in hosts file: localhost:80 does not exist

 

what im trying to do is set up a phproxy server now when i goto http://localhost/ its working ok so its working internally but i set up a no-ip with dyndns and im having trouble when i try the link i get

 

The following error was encountered:

 

* Read Timeout

 

now i am guessing it has something to do with the localhost:80 does not exist

 

any ideas what i need to do?

 

Thanks!

[Ric]

Error in hosts file: localhost:80 does not exist

I assume you saw this when using admin panel (Admin Virtual Host) if so ignore it see:

http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35/us35...rtual_host.html

 

when i goto http://localhost/ its working ok

The really does mean your servers are working.

 

* Read Timeout

That suggests you have not put your servers on line!

Open .htacces and comment out the lines as shown:

 

# This file provides security to the server limiting access to the localhost only.

# Comment to deactivate.

#Order Deny,Allow

#Deny from all

#Allow from 127.0.0.1

 

http://center.uniformserver.com/us_35/us35...ver_config.html

 

Use this site http://www.dnsstuff.com/ your IP address is displayed top right or use http://whatsmyip.org/

Type the IP address into a browser window for example http://82.141.4.59 check your server.

 

Now you can test your domain that you set up at no-ip

 

All the best

Ric

[coubury]

Thanks for the reply ok so when you said enter the following

 

# This file provides security to the server limiting access to the localhost only.

# Comment to deactivate.

#Order Deny,Allow

#Deny from all

#Allow from 127.0.0.1

 

see that i.p address 127.0.0.1 do i keep that or change it to what my i.p is?

[Ric]

Are perhaps I did not make myself clear. To comment-out a line you add a # (sharp) at the beginning Apache ignores all lines that start with a #. Its as if you have deleted that line, if you want Apache to see that line again just remove the # its just a quick method to change the config file.

 

Looking at those lines in detail:

Order Deny,Allow --- Informs Apache to look for a line that starts with Deny and execute the commands

that follow. It is then to look for a line that starts with Allow and execute the

instruction that follow.

Deny from all --- This informs Apache who is allowed to access the server.

Without the next line every one is denied access.

Allow from 127.0.0.1 --- This informs Apache who is allowed access, in this case we are very specific

anyone on port 127.0.0.1 this is the address of the local loop back machine.

 

Now to answer your question:

 

If your service provider gives you a fixed IP address (they charge you extra for this) for example say 99.44.33.11

Then you could use this set-up:

Order Deny,Allow

Deny from all

Allow from 99.44.33.11

 

However because you are using no-ip means your service provider is using dynamic IP address allocation. Hence every time you re-connect to your provider the IP address will be different. You could ask your provider for a list of IP addresses that they allocate and allow each of these, so if you feel like adding 10,000 or more IP addresses that would work.

 

The quick answer to your question is no you don’t need to use your IP address.

Hence the reason to comment out the lines as shown:

#Order Deny,Allow

#Deny from all

#Allow from 127.0.0.1

 

Apache listens on port 80 and will allow any IP address access.

All the best

Ric

[coubury]

Im getting this error when trying to connect to my webpage

 

error 110 Connection timed out

 

everything else seems ok port 80 is open aswell

[Ric]

Im getting this error when trying to connect to my webpage

 

error 110 Connection timed out

 

everything else seems ok port 80 is open aswell

 

 

OK try this:

Go to http://whatsmyip.org/ and pick up your IP address

Type this IP address into your browser for example http://22.111.333.444

 

Do you still get the time out message?

 

All the best

Ric

[coubury]

No it brings up my router configuration!

 

but thats ok because when i got my server going before a few weeks back thats what it brought up so i dunno why its coming up as that!

[Ric]

You did not state what router you are using, some routers do not handle the loopback connections properly.

 

What you need is a method to check externally, you have two options to do this:

 

1) Get a friend who is not on your network to type the IP address you found using http://whatsmyip.org/ as in the previous post.

OR

2) Use a third party to automatically check your website from outside of your network. This is probably the quickest:

Go to:

http://www.google.com/language_tools

Towards the bottom of the page you will find:

Translate a web page:

http://

 

Type your IP address in the text box provided; there is no need to select a translation language.

Just click the Translate button.

 

In either case you have a serious security problem if it brings up your router's web-server/config utility page. In that situation you need to disable the external management of the router.

(Note: Access to the routers config page should only be via a local address such as 192.168.1.1)

 

You say

everything else seems ok port 80 is open aswell

I assume you mean you have forward port 80 to your local machine’s address for example if it is 192.168.1.4 then port 80 should point to that address.

 

Hope that helps to locate the problem area

All the best

Ric