----- Original Message ----- From: "felix l" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 3:52 PM Subject: Cannot access remote web app > Hi all, > > I have a Java web app that has shown to be working while accessing via > http://localhost:8080/webapp1. I have two machines, 1 laptop and 1 > desktop, > both installed Tomcat 5.5 on WinXP. The problem is when I start Tomcat on > my > laptop, both machine can access the web app. On the other hand, if I start > Tomcat on my desktop, my laptop cannot access it and give me a good old > 404 > error. Where should I first look into in order to fix the problem? Would > Spybot or anti-virus app be a cause of this? > > Thanks, > Felix Felix XP has a built in fire wall thing... control panel -> security center -> firewall - > exceptions -> open up port 8080 Then if your machine name is SERVER type http://SERVER:8080 and you should get the standard TC page. If you have messed with the standard settings in web.xml put them back to the defaults have fun --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARBOR : http://www.kewlstuff.co.za/index.htm The most powerful application server on earth. The only real POJO Application Server. See it in Action : http://www.kewlstuff.co.za/cd_tut_swf/whatisejb1.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@tomcat.apache.org