localhost IP - HELP

Well, 127.0.01 is the local IP for your machine ONLY. That's a default. I run Windows 2000 Professional and I know how it works.

When you are connected to a network, you receive an IP from the network to talk with it. Once you disconnect from the network, you lose the IP.

I'm not sure how I can "force" a computer to read the IP, but I'm sure there's a way. =)

I don't think you can have an IP address on an adapter(NIC) unless it's active. And with your network card down(not plugged in) it defaults to 127.0.0.1, which is TCP/IP standard to refer to yourself. It works always, even when plugged into another network.

Check with your local network person to see if a CAT5 loopback plug would do the trick.

Are you using a DHCP server?
Try this:
Open up Network Neighborhood on your desktop.
Right click Local Area Connection.
Select Properties.
Select TCP/IP / Properties.
Does it say obtain an IP Address automatically or does it actually have an IP address listed?
If it doesn't have an IP address, then that means that your server is assigning you an IP address.

A way that you may be able to work around this is to edit your /Winnt/System 32/Drivers/Etc/hosts file. I know that this works in Apache. If you added a line like this:

192.168.0.92 mymachine name (or domain name)

, it may work for you. Here is what I do for a local setup. Add a line like this:

192.168.1.3 xxx.mairving.com

In the browser window, when I type in xxx.mairving.com in the address bar, I am taken to 192.168.1.3, which in my case is the local server running Apache.