I've just done a fresh install of Ubuntu (10.04.1) plus LAMP (via sudo tasksel install lamp-server) and everything is working fine. However, it does so until I need to work on localhost when I do not have an internet connection. For example, as soon as I unplug the ethernet cable from the NIC, localhost and 127.0.0.1 stop working.
The message I get from the browser is:
This web page is not available.
Then, as soon as I plug the ethernet cable into the laptop again, everything is back to normal again. I need to work on localhost sometimes when I do not have access to the internet.
Any idea how to fix this problem? I had this problem before, but can't remember what I did to resolve it.
14 Answers
Check that you have this line in /etc/hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhostIf it is not there, add it.
if you are using firefox, Uncheck
File > Work Offline and then try again.
3Chrome doesn't like localhost. Try
2Update: The newest versions of Google Chrome have fixed this issue. It should be working now.
It sounds like you're using Google Chrome or Chromium - This is a bug in Chrome that I've been meaning to report (but never got around to it). Google Chrome attempts to automatically detect a "Working Offline" status and will not allow the user to easily change it
Unfortunately with Chrome right now, you must be connected to some form of network to use localhost.
