localhost pingable, inaccessible on browser

[Lowell Gilbert]

Marty Landman <MLandman at face2interface.com> writes:

> Like the subject says, I can ping localhost and 127.0.0.1 but can't
> get to them via lynx.

Sounds like you don't have an http server running on the machine.

If you do, then maybe a local firewall is getting in the way.

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