Tomcat not working on Localhost

Question

I have an Android application that connects to a servlet in a Tomcat server.

I have Tomcat server coupled to eclipse.

The IP address indicated to the Android application to connect to the Tomcat servlet is

http://10.0.2.2:8080/Middleware/UsuarioServlet

Why if I put

http://localhost:8080/Middleware/UsuarioServlet

not work and gives an error? If I have installed Tomcat on the same machine should work with localhost too.

Have a look at this question -> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5806220/how-to-connect-to-my-http-localhost-web-server-from-android-emulator-in-eclips — Lars Juel Jensen, Apr 29 '13 at 20:18

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 29 '13 at 20:16

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Because your Android application runs on virtual device, which has another IP in your local intranet, it isn't localhost.

answered Apr 29 '13 at 20:16

Andremoniy

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '13 at 20:21

1

Localhost refers to the Android device in this case. Use the IP address 10.0.2.2 to refers to your development machine. Read more about here!

answered Apr 29 '13 at 20:21

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