the browser shows the error as: The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection. If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. I need to specify a port. Cool. That's all I needed to know. On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 3:05 PM James Mcphee via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Regarding the original question of why the browser is saying "problem with > address", what is the actual error? Name resolution, connection, cert, etc > etc? Those friendly human readable errors leave too much open to > interpretation. > > On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 11:59 AM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> >> The IP address range *127.0.* *0.0 – 127.255.* *255.255* is reserved for >> loopback, i.e. a Host's self-address, also known as localhost address. This >> loopback IP address is managed entirely by and within the operating system. >> >> Thanks, >> Alexander. >> >> Sent from my Samsung S20+ 5G >> >> On Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 11:58 greg zegan via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> localhost >>> >>> localhost >>> >>> The local loopback mechanism may be used to run a network service on a >>> host without requiring a physical network... >>> >>> >>> >>> you need to specify the port number >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, October 9, 2021, 02:29:07 PM EDT, Michael via PLUG-discuss < >>> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Are the addresses for localhost 127.0.0.1 and 127.0.1.1 ? That was a >>> rhetorical question. What isn't rhetorical is why, when I enter either of >>> those addresses into a browser , do I get a 'problem with address' page? >>> Are there >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > James McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: