Localhost IP resolves to [::1] instead of [127.0.0.1] on s..

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Hi there.

When we 'ping localhost' some of our pcs resolve to instead of
[127.0.0.1] . This is causing problems because IIS is used on each pc,
and some cannot access local ISS webpages using the url
http://localhost/ whereas http://127.0.0.1/ does work.

What can be going on here?

Googling this is difficult because one cannot google for "::1".

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
grolschie

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"grolschie" <grolschie@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

|>Hi there.
|>
|>When we 'ping localhost' some of our pcs resolve to instead of
|>[127.0.0.1] . This is causing problems because IIS is used on each pc,
|>and some cannot access local ISS webpages using the url
|>http://localhost/ whereas http://127.0.0.1/ does work.
|>
|>What can be going on here?
|>
|>Googling this is difficult because one cannot google for "::1".

Found this
http://www.mcse.ms/archive62-2005-4-1584912.html

Doing this:
google: "ping localhost" some of our pcs resolve to ""
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<Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov> wrote in message
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> "grolschie" <grolschie@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>
> |>Hi there.
> |>
> |>When we 'ping localhost' some of our pcs resolve to instead of
> |>[127.0.0.1] . This is causing problems because IIS is used on each
> pc,
> |>and some cannot access local ISS webpages using the url
> |>http://localhost/ whereas http://127.0.0.1/ does work.
> |>
> |>What can be going on here?
> |>
> |>Googling this is difficult because one cannot google for "::1".
>
> Found this
> http://www.mcse.ms/archive62-2005-4-1584912.html

Wonderful!!!! It was because someone installed IPv6 and the localhost
for IPv6 is now ::1.
Uninstalling IPv6 fixed it!!!

Many thanks! :-)
grol