Local Machine

This is what I get in Windows 10 when I put http://127.0.0.1 in the Address box of Firefox.

 

Only to a server running on the local machine, I think.

127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0 are used in the hosts file to block (points it to home/blank) access.

Mdonah has IIS running, Tim, you don't

 

I think 1270.0.1 is the IP for the built in "loopback adaptor"; don't think you can connect to it. Interesting discussion here:
http://superuser.com/questions/8976...etween-127-0-0-1-and-my-assigned-ipv4-address

 

I get nothing in Edge or IE though. Only in Firefox. And, that's just a screen that came up. I didn't try clicking on any of the tiles.

 

Perhaps Edge/IE11 are programmed to ignore such a request if there's a default MS server running, try one of the links from inside the Firefox page in IE/Edge?

 

Do you have the services running with the xampp control panel? I did a test run, couldn't start apache, but with tomcat running I was able to connect via http://localhost:8080

Later if I have time, I'll look into the apache issue.

 

I never tried setting up a web server before, so I'm not in your league. Here's another old link which might have a clue:
https://www.drupal.org/node/161975

 

On my other machine, 127.0.0.1 produces nothing in Firefox on Win 10 and Localhost:8080 produces "Problem loading page".

 

@TimW,

I think you need to turn on all features of IIS in Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off. I brought up 127.0.0.1 in IE 11 on Win 8.1 and clicked on the "Welcome" tile and it brought up a page about IIS.