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Localhost is an address/term used for testing connection to the local host (current computer) used for some network troubleshooting

localhost (all lowercase) (meaning this computer in computer networking) and is the standard hostname given to the loopback network interface.

IPv4

Under IPv4 the standard localhost address is normally assigned to:

127.0.0.1

IPv6

In full notation, the address under IPv6 is:

0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1
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FH_HELO_ALMOST_IP: How to fix HELO for sent e-mails (CentOS 7)

I've got bad rating of my sent e-mails because of my invalid Helo. I have no idea how to fix it. CentOS 7 On Kimsufi Any ideas? Ok, I've done something and it helps. I've made change here /etc/hostname with my new hostname:…
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DNS Server VS DNS Record

This question is to clarify a fundamental concept so that I can properly understand an error message. My server threw a warning message that implored me to: add 127.0.0.1 to the list of DNS servers Would that mean that they are asking me to…
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What are the drawback if I use 127.0.0.1 instead of 127.0.1.1 in my host file?

Ubuntu default host file is something like 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 myhostname Will there be any drawback if I change to: 127.0.0.1 localhost myhostname
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How should one go about hosting a local test website in IIS8, and testing http bindings in browser?

Given the latest version of IIS at the time of writing is IIS8, how would one go about adding a new site through the IIS manager, set up HTTP bindings, and test the setup in a browser? This configuration assumes that the named domain in the HTTP…
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Map ip address to localhost

I have a website running on my mac on mamp at localhost:8888. On another mac on my wifi I can view the website, using http://192.168.X.X:8888 (where X's are my computer's ip address). Except, I can view the html, but not any of the images as it…
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127.0.0.1:8080 works but localhost:8080 doesn't

This may be super easy so I apologize in advance but my strengths are in coding. Why can't I access my localhost at localhost:8080? 127.0.0.1:8080 - works 127.0.0.1:80 - doesn't work 127.0.0.1 - doesn't work localhost - works localhost:80 -…
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Apache2 : Xampp is not running

I have apache2 and Xampp both installed in my server now my problem is When i stop apache2 from /etc/init.d/apache2 stop and tried restart xampp like /opt/lampp/lampp restart i am getting the response Stopping XAMPP for Linux 1.7.3a... XAMPP:…
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Changing the IP address with a name

I have a web server (xampp) in a particular PC running on my LAN, and I added the following line in the 'hosts' file : 127.0.0.1 mysite. Then, in another PC connected to the LAN, I'm trying to acces the previous web server by typing…
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How to redirect localhost to 127.0.0.1:8080?

Due to unidentified problem, any service pid4 is using port 80 of my Windows 7-64 bit PC's. I ultimately decided to change my default port to 8080. But how can I change the way that when I enter localhost in URL, then automatically the data from…
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Cannot copy a local file to live server over a port other than 22

I am trying to copy a file from my computer to my server through scp command. I have changed the default sshd port from 22 to 36871. Now, the problem is when I issue the scp command over port 36871, I get a "Connection refused" error, as it tries to…
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Accessing localhost from another system

Every answer I've found about this is too generic and assumes both systems are unix-like. I have localhost set up on my computer (Ubuntu) and I was wondering what I need to do to access it from my other computer (Windows 7)?
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How can I locally broadcast a domain name?

So if I edit my /etc/hosts file, I can access localhost as a domain name such as myapp.dev or whatever. Is there any way I can broadcast this domain so that others who are on the same wifi network want to see the app can simply go to myapp.dev or…
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