topic https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Steve York_1 — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:18:15 GMT

Why does https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fail but if I manually change it to https://localhost:2381/ it works, this is when I use the HPSMH link on a servers desktop, I am sure I have seen this on here before but have searched and browsed and cannot find it.

Regards

Steve

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Rob Buxton — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:15:05 GMT

no idea, just out of interest what does nslookup localhost display as the IP Address?

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Steve York_1 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:33:22 GMT

Hi Rob, if I nslookup localhost, it just resolves to the IP address of our DNS server, which is one of our Alpha's. It's a very odd problem, I will continue digging and see if I can spot common factors between affected servers.
Thanks
Steve

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Telmo Neto — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:24:10 GMT

Hi Steve,

Could you post some info on what is the OS of the server. If it's a windows box, have you tried pinging 127.0.0.1 from the command prompt? if it's a linux box try seeing if you have the localhost line configured in /etc/hosts file.

hope to hear from you soon.

Tneto

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Steve York_1 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:19:17 GMT

Sorry I probably left out some details here, its only on Windows servers (2000/2003) and its when I launch the local installation of the HP System Management Homepage not through HPSIM, so direct from the server using the desktop icon which points to https://127.0.0.1:2381

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

JFREHEL — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:27:46 GMT

Do you use MSTSC :Microsoft RDP Terminal Server Client? Did you check hosts file?

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Steve York_1 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:38:50 GMT

Yes I do use RDP, local host on the server has an entry for 127.0.0.1 pointing to localhost

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Rob Buxton — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:36:13 GMT

What does nslookup of 127.0.0.1 return, could you post the result?
just a guess, but in IE you can have the bypass proxy for local box checked.
If the name is an FQDN then it's not local, but a name like myserver will be considered local.
An nslookup of 127.0.0.1 returning a name like localhost.mycompany.com would not be considered local and would therfore go off to the DNS / Internet.
Other browsers don't have this and so there tends to be more attention paid to the bypass proxy lists.

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Steve York_1 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:38:47 GMT

nslookup 127.0.0.1
server: JB2.ourdomain.com
Address: 192.168.100.59

Name: localhost
Address: 127.0.0.1

Re: https://127.0.0.1:2381/ fails

Rob Buxton — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:33:23 GMT

Bu**er, rules that out then.
Still would seem to be DNS but I'm not sure where.