# Working offline

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-offline/141121>\
**Category:** Mongrel\
**Created:** [June 22, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-offline/141121 "2008-06-22T07:27:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-offline/141121/1 "2008-06-22T07:27:29Z")

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I noticed that the server will not work when I am disconnected to the  
internet. Should this always be the case?

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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-offline/141121/2 "2008-06-23T01:39:12Z")

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On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Sean S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I noticed that the server will not work when I am disconnected to the  
> internet. Should this always be the case?

Make sure your loopback adapter is active, or you won’t be able to  
access localhost.  
Either that, or describe “will not work” a bit more 🙂

^ manveru

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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-offline/141121/3 "2008-06-25T20:52:04Z")

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Michael F. wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Sean S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > I noticed that the server will not work when I am disconnected to the  
> > internet. Should this always be the case?
> 
> Make sure your loopback adapter is active, or you won’t be able to  
> access localhost.  
> Either that, or describe “will not work” a bit more 🙂
> 
> ^ manveru

When I start the server offline no error message appears in the  
terminal, and from ever piece of information outputted there it looks as  
though everything is fine. Now when I enter in localhost:3000 I cannot  
connect to my application. When the internet is plugged in I have no  
problem running my application.