FP: FrontPage Times Out While Trying to Connect to Server

ID: Q150680

The information in this article applies to:

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 representing the Internet Protocol (IP) address.

CAUSE

The network is attempting to resolve the numeric value as an IP address rather than as the server name.

This behavior is due to how host names are resolved. For example, if the host name you are trying to resolve is numeric, the network may assume that the name is actually an IP address; therefore, the host name is not converted to an IP address. The network will time out attempting to reach this non-existent IP address.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the 127.0.0.1 IP Address

Use the loopback IP Address (127.0.0.1) as the name of the computer you are trying to access. This reserved IP address corresponds to your local computer.

Method 2: Use Localhost

Use "localhost" (without the quotation marks) as the name of the computer you are trying to access. This reserved host name also corresponds to your local computer.

Method 3: Use at Least One Alphabetical Character

Rename the host computer so that it includes at least one alphabetical character.

Additional query words: 97 front page

Keywords : kberrmsg kbusage kbdta
Version : windows:1.0,1.1,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb