FP1: TCP/IP Test Reports 127.0.0.1 as IP Address

• Microsoft FrontPage for the Power Macintosh, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run the TCP/IP test in FrontPage Explorer, the test returns the following local host IP address rather than the real IP address:

   127.0.0.1. 

RESOLUTION

To determine your real IP address, point to Control Panels on the Apple menu, and then click TCP/IP.

You can also contact your Internet service provider or network manager to find out what your IP address is.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

An IP address is a series of numbers that identify each computer connected to the Internet. You need an IP address in order to connect the Internet.

Additional query words: Macintosh, TCP/IP

Keywords          : kbdta fpexp fptcp 
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: July 26, 1999