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[Jon Biddell <jon@xxxxxxxxx>]

There's an easier way - in /etc/hosts, add a line for localhost.  Here's what 
I have;

# /etc/hosts

127.0.0.1	localhost	localhost.localnet	# local loop back interface
192.168.1.1	xena		xena.localnet		# primary workstation
192.168.1.10	peewee		peewee.localnet		# wife's Winblows notebook
192.168.1.100	evilware-2	evilware-2.localnet	# Winblows machine for pda/mp3
192.168.1.250	slave		slave.localnet		# the main server
192.168.1.254	gateway		gateway.localnet		# the modem server / firewall machine

# end /etc/hosts

This works fine and has since version 6.1.

Jon

> I've experienced this too. You can "fix" this by using the host name
> (See sysadmin, network setup, change host name in Yast) and asking for
> pages on http://hostname.local/ instead of http://localhost/
>
> I don't know why this happens, but it doesn't happen consistently and
> seems related to the way you connect to your ISP. If you connect on
> initialisation or don't connect at all localhost seems to work always.
> If, like me, you don't have two 'phone lines and use kppp (or wvdial) to
> connect as needed, the localhost problem emerges occasionally.
>
> JDL
>
> burns wrote:
> > If I attempt to browse my local network in the Konqueror file manager
> > (tree: K -> Home Directory -> Network -> Local Network), I get a popup
> > which says "Could not connect to localhost."
> >
> > I have checked the SuSE references, but nothing seems to address this
> > issue, or related topics. Anyone know why this is occurring?
> > --
> > burns