I am trying to figure out how to access localhost over a network. I am using XAMPP. for my server. When I go to another computer on the network and enter the default gateway I ge the msg The serverhttp://192.168.1.1:80 requires a username and password the server says: WRT54G and then an input box for the Username. I know it's dangerous but I never set up a username or password for the network and just trying to bypass by pressing enter doesn't work. I I use just localhost:85 on my own computer I get the network but this doesn't work for the other computers, they look for their own localhost.
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localhost only applies to the machine that you're accessing it from. So when you try going to localhost:85 it will point to the machine you're on and nothing else.
When you try going to http://192.168.1.1:80 I'd say you're actually trying to access your router rather than your computer. That's why it says "WRT54G".
What you need to do is find the IP address of your computer within the network. It will look a lot like 192.168.1.1 but the last 1 will be a different number. If you're on windows you can type in ipconfig in a command prompt to find your IP address, and if you're on mac you can use ifconfig
Once you've got that, then you should be able to access your machine from another computer in the network by typing the IP address. You will possibly need to configure your computer to allow incoming connections on port 80 (or whatever port you want) though to allow it.
