Accessing localhost Webserver Over Network

Question

I am using my local machine as a development server. I have my hosts file set up as such:

127.0.0.1   localhost
127.0.0.1   cdog24
127.0.0.1   xxxxxorg
127.0.0.1   newintranet

My httpd-vhosts.conf file is set up as follows:

NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "D:\Webserver\htdocs"
    ServerName localhost
    ServerAlias localhost
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "D:\Webserver\htdocs\cdog24"
    ServerName cdog24
    ServerAlias cdog24
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "D:\Webserver\htdocs\xxxxxorg"
    ServerName xxxxxorg
    ServerAlias xxxxxorg
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "D:\Webserver\htdocs\newintranet"
    ServerName newintranet
    ServerAlias newintranet
</VirtualHost>

I am running xampp and can access each site on my local machine respectively by typing in:

http://localhost http://cdog24 http://xxxxxorg http://newintranet

When i go to a different computer on my network, I assume I have to type int he name of my machine or use the IP address. So, when I type in the following:

http://machinename/cdog24 or http://10.1.0.24/newintranet

I am taken to a 404 page.

What am I missing? Firewall on local machine or network do not factor as they are both off. I am on a Windows 7 local machine, the remote machine is also Windows 7.

Thanks for any help.

Alfred Fazio Alfred Fazio · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26T18:21:06

You will need to edit the hosts file on the remote machine (where the browser is running, not the server):

x.x.x.x   cdog24
x.x.x.x   xxxxxorg
x.x.x.x   newintranet

Change x.x.x.x to the IP address of the Windows box that is running the server.

Now you should be able to browse to, say http://cdog24/ in your browser.

However, do NOT add a localhost entry that points to the other machine. localhost should always point to 127.0.0.1!

Accessing localhost Webserver Over Network

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