Questions tagged [localhost]
`localhost` usually refers to the special addresses `127.0.0.1` and `::1` that map to a loopback device, which allows a computer to connect to itself.
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Can I access a remote VPS's 127.0.0.1 via proxy?
127.0.0.1 points to local machine, is it possible to access a remote VPS's 127.0.0.1 instead of my own device?
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iCloud password Chrome extension sets focus on first input during localhost dev
I recently installed the iCloud password sync extension for Chrome on Windows. I do web development and when I run my localhost environment it auto-focuses the first input it finds. This messes me ...
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127.0.0.1 refused to connect on all ports (windows 11)
I first thought this problem was related to my new install of the Plex media server (installed on Windows 11 laptop), but the problem seems bigger than that. The issue is that neither localhost nor ...
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DNS incorrectly responds with 127.0.0.1 for dnslog.cn
I have a every odd DNS issue.
dnslog.cn seems to point to 127.0.0.1 no matter which public dns I use.
Anything hosted at localhost seems to accessible at http://dnslog.cn.
The behavior is same on ...
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Firefox "connection was reset" when accessing localhost, but [::1] works
I'm on Windows 10. I'm running a local web server that's listening on [::1]:5173. When attempting to connect using Firefox to http://localhost:5173, I get a connection reset error. Connecting to [::1]:...
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Proxy cannot resolve name "localhost"
When I am connected to the proxy at work, and I call localhost as the protocol or .local as the top-level domain, I get the error from the proxy that the DNS could not resolve the name "localhost&...
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localhost took too long to respond - ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
In Windows 10,
my application that runs on localhost stopped working after connecting and then disconnecting from the VPN (Citrix).
Restart the app - doesn't help.
Tried this without success:
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When mapping a domain with `hosts` file, Node requires the WSL IP, but Vite requires 127.0.0.1
I'm on Windows 10 developing in WSL2/Ubuntu-20.04. I create a basic Node+Express server:
npm init -y; npm i express
// index.js
const express = require('express')
const app = express()
const port = ...
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Localhost xampp becomes very slow when windows pc is connected to a specific wlan
I'm running windows 10 and xampp with php8 and mysql 8 a well (the latest xampp package) and a php application.
When disconnected from a specific tplink btand new mr6400 wlan router the app runs ...
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How is it possible that one computer access another computer's localhost(127.0.0.1)?
I know what does localhost, 127.0.0.1, means. It means loopback address, which can make a computer use as remote system. Of course, I know it is not possible that localhost cannot be accessed from ...
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Ping spikes when pinging router
Is it normal to get some spikes while pinging the router?
Normally I get some spikes of max 15ms and I am using a wired connection, this doesn't seems to be right.
My interface is a gigabit, my cable ...
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access a website through a linux server
Is there a way to forward the router dashboard to a local debian server?
the dashboard is on 192.168.1.1 and I would like to access via serverip:port, the server, which ports are open, is on the same ...
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Streaming local file through http with VLC
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using vlc -I qt a.mp4 '#http{mux=ffmpeg{mux=mp4},dst=:8080/stream}' --sout-all --sout-keep the video is playing locally fine with both audio and video but I got some ...
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How to whitelist websites (not blacklist) in hosts files?
I'm trying to make it easy to avoid random distracting websites. I'd like to have my host file set up to only allow a few websites. Everything else should be blocked.
I can't get this to work. This is ...
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Intercepting all outgoing HTTPS requests from machine and redirecting it
I want to intercept all HTTP requests in that the user is sending and redirect them to my own localhost:5000, where changes will be made to the request, it will send it to the intended server ...
