GeneWeb - Problem

A frequently encountered problem is the following:

You launched the GeneWeb daemon "gwd" and it answers normally as indicated in the chapter "How to start with GeneWeb", section "Command gwd".

Problem

When you enter the address in your navigator, e.g.:

     http://localhost:2317/smith
The navigator answers that you have to connect to the network, and that it cannot work off line.

Explanation

The navigator, seeing that the URL is starting with "http://", believes that this is a network address. But it forgets to look at the "localhost" which follows, meaning "local computer": therefore it has no reason to open a connection to the outside.

This error happens with some versions of Internet Explorer.

Solution

The only solution we know at present consists on using another navigator, e.g. Netscape (which is free now).

If you find another solution, thank you to inform us.

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