xmlrpclib, connection refused? revisited

[Mark Gibson]

Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
: John Abel wrote:
:> 
:> I'm guessing your using SimpleXMLRPCServer?  What interface is the
:> server bound too?  It needs to be bound to the IP, rather than
:> localhost.  When specifiying the host/port, try using:
:> 
:> (socket.gethostbyname( socket.gethostname() ), 8888 )

: Better yet, use ('', 8888) as your address to listen on *all*
: interfaces, including the loopback interface (localhost).

: -Peter

I had the same problem, and using '' fixed it.  Can someone explain it what's
happening?

Mark