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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.

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  • Did this answer (which you accepted) really solve your problem? I'm asking because you said that http://127.0.0.1 didn't work either. Whether or not localhost is properly mapped to 127.0.0.1 shouldn't affect whether or not http://127.0.0.1 works.
    – Eliah Kagan
    Jun 17, 2012 at 7:36

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Check that you have this line in /etc/hosts:

127.0.0.1       localhost

If it is not there, add it.

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if you are using firefox, Uncheck

File > Work Offline and then try again.

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Chrome doesn't like localhost. Try http://0.0.0.0/

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  • localhost works fine on my chromium (admittedly version 7, not 5 as the questioner is using)
    – 8128
    Aug 23, 2010 at 12:37
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    -1: localhost is just as valid as any other url, if you believe there is a bug on chrome you should elaborate.
    – João Pinto
    Aug 23, 2010 at 20:58
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Update: 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.

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