How do I open an IP address in Safari

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How do I open an IP address in Safari

Hello,

I've come across this multiple times now... I want to open an IP address with Safari so I put something like http://172.16.1.143:9132 into the Safari address bar but it doesn't work and instead it's trying to open www.172.16.1.143:9132 and I can't figure out how to tell Safari not to do this.

If I check with telnet 172.16.1.143 9132 I get connected and get an http header returned so the service is running. I'm just looking for a way to tell Safari to connect to it and not try prepending www first.

Thanks a lot.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Sep 13, 2022 01:27 AM

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XykonEQ2 Author

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Sep 19, 2022 03:23 AM in response to Grace2211

It's working fine with Firefox but not Safari.

I spent the last few days going through all the resources suggested but still have the same problem.

At the moment the MacBook rollout is on halt though as we had two sales colleagues who's MacBook Pro died while they were with a customer...

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XykonEQ2 Author

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Sep 21, 2022 04:06 AM in response to Chris_C1

Thanks to everyone who responded... the project has been scrapped due to hardware reliability issues.

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Grace2211

Community Specialist

Sep 15, 2022 01:40 PM in response to XykonEQ2

Hello XykonEQ,

Thanks for reaching out in Apple Support Communities. By chance, have you tried using another browser to see if you experience the same behavior?

If the issue only occurs with Safari, we'd like to provide you with a resource that can assist you:

If Safari on Mac isn't opening a web page or working as expected

We hope this helps.

Best regards.

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Chris_C1

Community Specialist

Sep 19, 2022 09:52 AM in response to XykonEQ2

Hey there XykonEQ2,

It may be a good idea to reach out to the admin for the domain you're attempting to access using Safari. They may have some insight into what settings or options you'd need to alter.

Additionally, you may want to Contact Apple Support for help.

Have a good one!

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CMac33

Community Specialist

Sep 21, 2022 05:05 AM in response to XykonEQ2

Greetings XykonEQ2,

We appreciate you sharing your feedback with the Community.

Take Care

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