hosts file

[Steve Bertrand]

> Yes, mine reads:
> ::1		localhost nathaniel
> 127.0.0.1	localhost nathaniel
> Upon starting apache, i can only get to it by using the ip.
> 127.0.0.1 wont work either. I just get the unable to connect 
> message from the browser. Any ideas?

Under the Listen directive in your httpd.conf file, are you binding
Apache to a single IP?

Mine reads:

Listen 80

Which means listen on port 80 on all IP's. If you have an entry as such:

Listen 123.456.789.111:80

It will listen on port 80 on ONLY that IP, and ignore all other
requests, including localhost/127.0.0.1.

Regards,

Steve