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So I'm trying to make a local Virtual Host in my network so I can stream videos to my roku using roksbox.

So here is my setup
Xampp is installed on Drive C and all my videos are on Drive D so I've try seeing it up so i can make like a second localhost.

Hosts

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127.0.0.1       localhost
127.0.0.1       roku

httpd-vhosts.conf

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NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>
   DocumentRoot "D:\webserver\roku\htdocs\roku"
   ServerName roku

   <Directory "D:\webserver\roku\htdocs\roku">
      Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
      AllowOverride All
      Order allow,deny
      Allow from all
   </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

I can see the folders on the computer running xampp but not on any other device so what am I missing

Also I've tried a real domain and it will work but then it's streaming over the internet and not local network

Would you be so kind as to add your XAMPP version and Operating System to your profile as per these instructions:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48626
Thanks.

Oh my bad

and might as well post it here too

XAMPP Version: 1.7.7
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Mainly used as a game server

Thanks for that.


Your vhost and hosts file settings will work for localhost and 127.0.0.1

You have to add to the other devices on your network a similar entry in their hosts file only this time you use the LAN IP address of the XAMPP PC

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nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn       roku

nnn = XAMPP PC IP.

ok but the roku doesn't have a hosts file and it's a top-set box.

I can stream from an address like http://domain.com/ruko but I'm trying to do http://ruko/roku

I might be trying to do the impossible

Xampp Server IP: 192.168.2.2
Roku IP: 192.168.2.8

Unless there is a similar hosts file type configuration in that set-top box then you may be able to use DHCP, but I am not familiar with setting this kind of configuration - someone else may be able to help with that.

Does http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/roku work?

no because it just want to go to http://localhost/roku

Hmm thanks for the suggestions tho

localhost and 127.0.0.1 are specific for that PC and not available from another device on the network.

Each PC on a LAN has it's own localhost (local loop back address).