FP: FrontPage Times Out While Trying to Connect to Server

 Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
Article ID: Q150680

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
  • Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack
  • Microsoft FrontPage for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a Web, you may receive the error message 

   Timed out while trying to connect to a server at <xxxxx> on
   port 80.
where <xxxxx> is a number.

CAUSE

The server is attempting to resolve the numeric value as an IP address, instead of recognizing it as the server name.

This problem is caused by the way host names are resolved. If the name you are trying to resolve is numeric, the server may assume that the name is actually an IP number; therefore, the address is not converted. If the network thinks it is trying to reach an IP address that does not exist, it will time out.

WORKAROUND

Change your host name to one that includes at least one alpha character.

Additional query words: 1.10 97 front page
Keywords : kberrmsg kbusage kbdta
Version : windows:1.0,1.1,97,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: March 18, 1998
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