I was always under the impression that localhost is a special address that should be recognized as the local machine. My /etc/hosts file has the following entry: 127.0.0.1 localhost Yet, when I tried to connect to the local web server as in http://localhost/php/navigator.php , different browsers behave differently: Netscape: OK, Connects to local web server. Konqueror: OK, connects to local web server. Opera: Failed. Displays a dialog saying that the address is not available from this machine. Mozilla: Failed, displays the Netscape search page. Galeon: Failed, displays the Netscape search page. No surprise here: galeon is using mozilla. Lynx: OK, connects to local web server. So what is the story here? Are some browsers using a different resolver then others, or is there something wrong with my hosts file and the only reason that some browsers work as expected is that they recognize localhost to be a special address? Avi -- Avi Schwartz Get a Life, avi@CFFtechnologies.com Get Linux!