How to Make Localhost Work?
Navigate to C: /Windows/System32/Driver/Etc. Then Cut the Hosts File and Paste It in Another Folder on the Desktop. Open It in Notepad and Change: :1 to the...
Navigate to C:/Windows/system32/driver/etc . Then cut the hosts file and paste it in another folder on the desktop. Open it in Notepad and change ::1 to the 127.0. 0.1 localhost and then save it.
How do I activate localhost?
- Click on Start, Control Panel and select "Programs and Features" category.
- Open Programs and Features, at the left pane, you will find "Turn Windows Features on or off", click on it.
- Scroll down to find Internet Information Server (IIS) and enable it to use Localhost functionality on your Windows 7 computer.
Should I use 127.0 0.1 or localhost?
On modern computer systems, localhost as a hostname translates to an IPv4 address in the 127.0. 0.0/8 (loopback) net block, usually 127.0. 0.1, or ::1 in IPv6. The only difference is that it would be looking up in the DNS for the system what localhost resolves to.
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