[LBo] Loopback tip

[Steve Hinsley]

Allen wrote:
> I was installing a package that was both a client and a server 
> and it connected through loopback. Well, it didn't and I 
> scratched my head and then had an Ah Hah! moment. I opened the 
> hosts file and added an extra line:
> 
> 127.0.0.1:3306  localhost
> 
> The 3306 was the port that needed to be open. Saved it and it 
> worked. P.S. Don't forget the colon and no spaces allowed.
> 
> Now I can't tell you why it didn't automagically open the right 
> port on its own but this was an easy fix.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Allen
Was the this line it the hosts file when you opened it?

127.0.0.1	localhosts

Any hosts file I've seen has this line with a comment not to delete it.

Steve Hinsley