That explains things quite clearly thanks for the quick reply :) cheers Alex
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: users@tomcat.apache.org> Subject: Re: OT tomcat > embedded 5.5 localhost alias> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:38:13 -0400> > It has > nothing to with Tomcat in this case.> > http://localhost> > equals> > > http://127.0.0.1> > equals> > http://AAA.BBB.CCC.DDD (the IP address of the > machine)> > When it comes to accessing the web page from the machine that is > hosting the > site.> > The above is not exactly correct when it comes to > things like firewalls and > such. So please no lectures on this.> > The first > two only work from the machine to itself.> > The third will work from any > machine that can connect to the host via a > network.> > Now in order to use > http://myHost there must be something to convert it to > either the second or > third item above. On the Internet the DNS servers do > this for you. For > local use you either have to have a DNS server with the > entry for myHost OR > use a host file. If you find your host file and open it > you will find the > entry that makes the first example above work. If you are > running this on > someone else's machine then I am unaware of any means to do > this without > modifying their host file.> > Someone on the list may have a way that I am > not aware of.> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Cheung" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: <users@tomcat.apache.org>> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, > 2007 8:25 PM> Subject: tomcat embedded 5.5 localhost alias> > > Hi> I am > using tomcat embedded 5.5 to demo a web application on cd.> > I can't figure > out how to change the URL string > fromhttp://localhost:8080/..... to > http://myHost:8080/......> > addAlias and setHostName dont seem to work.> > > following are my host creation code:> > // set Engine properties > baseEngineName = name + "Engine"; > hostName = name + "Host";> > baseEngine.setName(baseEngineName); > baseEngine.setDefaultHost(hostName);> > //set host // ** host name doesnt seem to change the url ** > baseHost = > embedded.createHost(hostName, WEBAPPS); > baseHost.addAlias("myHost"); > baseEngine.addChild(baseHost);> > Please tell me how to change the default > localhost URL string or point me in > the right direction.> (i searched > google and came up empty)> > thanksAlex> > _________________________________________________________________> News, > entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now!> > http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> To > start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE
