mrd
03-05-2004, 12:52 AM
I have a question with respect to how IE interacts with network and web
servers. What I want to do is have IE interact with a web server that is
running on the PDA (so IE becomes a front end for an application).
So far, I got to the point that the web server is running fine on the PPC if
(and only if) the PDA is connected to the internet. In this case, the web
server starts up and identifies itself as 192.168.55.101. If I access that
from IE, the web server responds correctly.
The situation is different if I start the web server with no internet connection
present. In this case the web server starts up with address 127.0.0.1. This
seems OK to me. However, if I enter that address into IE, then IE brings
up a dialog box asking to create a modem connection. The message
never gets through to the web server.
This, I think, is different behavior than on a regular PC, wherein localhost
can be accessed just fine whether or not there is an external internet
connection present. (I haven't been able to verify that recently, but I
am reasonably there was no such restriction as I see on PPC).
Anyone know the ins and outs of how IE handles these issues and/or
where might be a good source of information on the subject ? And/or
any other way of going about this issue.
Any help appreciated.
servers. What I want to do is have IE interact with a web server that is
running on the PDA (so IE becomes a front end for an application).
So far, I got to the point that the web server is running fine on the PPC if
(and only if) the PDA is connected to the internet. In this case, the web
server starts up and identifies itself as 192.168.55.101. If I access that
from IE, the web server responds correctly.
The situation is different if I start the web server with no internet connection
present. In this case the web server starts up with address 127.0.0.1. This
seems OK to me. However, if I enter that address into IE, then IE brings
up a dialog box asking to create a modem connection. The message
never gets through to the web server.
This, I think, is different behavior than on a regular PC, wherein localhost
can be accessed just fine whether or not there is an external internet
connection present. (I haven't been able to verify that recently, but I
am reasonably there was no such restriction as I see on PPC).
Anyone know the ins and outs of how IE handles these issues and/or
where might be a good source of information on the subject ? And/or
any other way of going about this issue.
Any help appreciated.