Firefox Keeps Changing Http: //Localnode:8080 to Http: //Localnode. Com8080/. How Do I Change This?

I just installed Ubuntu 12.04. On version 11 it was doing this, but now it has changed. I am a ham radio operator and I am trying to use the wrt54g Linksys router for digital communications.

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You need to define localnode as 127.0.0.1 in your DNS or in your hosts file (/etc/hosts). Your browser is trying localnode.com because it can't find localnode. Or use

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James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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