Cannot connect to local host

[Vino]

Dear All,

I'm running my .net on win xp . When i open a new ASP.NET application,
i get an error saying that - Cannot connect to local host on port 80.
reasons : localhost access may be denied.

Any one know what is the solution for this problem ? is this the
problem with the .net installation or with xp installation ?



Regards,
Vinoth.

 

[akshakeel]

Better check web permissions.

right click "My Computer " -> Manage -> under system tools , local
users and groups-> users,
click on it, you will see a list of users in the right pane.
check whether u have IUSR_<username>, if not create it.


-shakeel

 

[Andrew Hayes]

What happens if you open IE and put http://localhost/ in the address bar and
click Go?

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

That's most likly related to the XP firewall blocking access to port 80.

Open your firewall management app and create an exception for port 80, http.



Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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