Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

Question

User-984889814 posted

hey guys,

i have this strange problem with VS 2005

when i hit F5 to run my WebSite

internet explorer writes this message:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage 
   
   What you can try: 
    Diagnose Connection Problems  
 
     More information 

This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including: 

•Internet connectivity has been lost.
•The website is temporarily unavailable.
•The Domain Name Server (DNS) is not reachable.
•The Domain Name Server (DNS) does not have a listing for the website's domain.
•There might be a typing error in the address.
•If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click Tools, click Internet Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols are enabled under the security section.

For offline users

You can still view subscribed feeds and some recently viewed webpages.
To view subscribed feeds 

1.Click the Favorites Center button , click Feeds, and then click the feed you want to view.

To view recently visited webpages (might not work on all pages) 

1.Click Tools , and then click Work Offline.
2.Click the Favorites Center button , click History, and then click the page you want to view. 

i am using windows vista,i have all the upgrades i played alittle with my antivirus but also nothing,

i tried changing the "localhost" word in the address by "127.0.0.1" and it worked,

so does anyone know how to solve this dilemma ?

Answer 1

User-1360095595 posted

Go to this folder on your computer: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and open the "hosts" file.  Check if you have an entry like this:

127.0.0.1       localhost

Answer 2

User-984889814 posted

thnx for the reply,

and yes it is there in the file

so i understood that this file allocates the names to the ip addresses

so this "127.0.0.1 localhost" is understandable,

so what does this mean "::1 localhost".

Answer 3

User-1360095595 posted

Yes,  I have that entry as well.  I think, though I'm not sure, that it's related to IPv6.

Answer 4

User-1853252149 posted

 Don't worry about either local host or the 127.0.0.1 IP address, both are useless anyway.  Confiorgure your system to run IIS and use IIS for your web development.

Jeff

Answer 5

User-984889814 posted

well i did configer IIS to run on my computer but still,

i think it's an ASP.NET thing because when i type localhost only in my browser

the browser gets me the IIS 7 page,but when i type "localhost:7447/default.aspx" or run my web from VS 2005

it gives me the page with the error.