In Firefox (OK) In IE ((111) Connection refused)

[Eriest]

Hi guys,

After I installed Coldfusion MX, I found out that I can't use Coldfusion's
administrator in IE, i.e., after typing:
[url]http://localhost:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm[/url] in IE, I got messages
listed below:


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ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved

While trying to retrieve the URL:
[url]http://localhost:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm[/url]

The following error was encountered:

Connection Failed
The system returned:

(111) Connection refusedThe remote host or network may be down. Please try
the request again.

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But when I used Mozilla Firefox, everything looks just fine.

Can someone please tell me why this happens and how should I fix it? Thanks
very much!

Ling

[MikerRoo]

Well since the answer hasn't popped up yet, Here are some suggestions:

o-- Clear all "temporary" files from IE.

o-- Is this an XP machine? If so, your security settings may be blocking the
administrator.

o-- Try using [url]http://127.0.0.1:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm[/url].

o-- Try adding the administrator paths to your "Trusted sites".

o-- Temporarily turn off all ad-blockers, firewall, etc and then try it. You
can unplug your ethernet cable to keep nasties away, 127.0.0.1 is still
accessible.

o-- Don't use IE except for windows updates. (There are faster, safer
browsers available, like FF.)

[Eriest]

Thanks very much, MikerRoo!

Just a moment ago I sent back my reply. But my post seems failed, let me send
it again.

The OS of my PC is WinXP.

I followed all your suggestions. While the problem still happens after I tried
the first four suggestions, something interesting happened after I tried your
fifth suggestion: If I unplug the ethernet cable, I can use IE to open either
of the links listed below:

[url]http://localhost:8500/cfide/administrator/index.cfm[/url]

or

[url]http://127.0.0.1:8500/cfide/administrator/index.cfm[/url]

regardless if those ad-blockers and firewalls are turned off or not. If I
re-plug the cable, the problem jumps out again. It seems to me that only when
working offline, can IE open the page of CF Administrator.

Actually I tried to work with Firefox rather than IE. But it seems to me that
the default browser used by Dreamweaver is IE rather than Firefox, i.e., after
the default browser of the OS being changed from IE to Firefox, Dreamweaver
still tries to use IE to open the page of CF Administrator. For example, after
a new CF application is created in Dreamweaver, if I want to create a CF data
source by clicking (Window -> Databases -> data source), sometimes a CF
Administrator URL window will pop up asking me the URL of CF Administrator (if
I click the test button in that window, I will be informed the test is failed),
sometimes the IE will be launched and the link is failed. If I unplug the
network cable, the problem disappears and IE will lead me to the CF
Administrator's page.

So I should either be able to fix the "unpluging thing" or at least be able to
inform Dreamweaver that the default browser should be Firefox rather than IE.

Please let me know your suggestions. Thanks a lot!

Ling

[MikerRoo]

The fact that step 5 worked means that it IS something in XP/IE/Firewall
security settings. I don't develope on XP so I can't say exactly what it is.

Anyway, changing the default browser in Dreamweaver is easy.
Just select Menu->Edit->Preferences, then select the Preview in Browser
category.

There you press the edit button and add C:\Program Files\Mozilla
Firefox\firefox.exe as your primary browser.

Good luck,
--MikeR

[Eriest]

Thanks very much for your suggestions, MikerRoo! I appreciate your kindly help!

Hopefully I can figure out the problem later on. Now at least I can find my
way to proceed with my learning on DW and CF.

Again, thanks and best wishes,

Ling

[mallorymor@gmail.com]

I found that IE9 can find 127.0.0.1 only if I first do it with FireFox and keep the FireFox window open too.