title: 404 error accessing local host in android mobile device but works on pc browser
body: <p>I run a web project  locally within <strong>Netbeans</strong>. So the <strong>tomcat server</strong> starts up and it can be accessed normally by typing localhost:8080 into some browser. Everything fine so far. But what I need is to access it from outside, say from a android mobile (which I connected by <strong>wifi hotspot</strong>  -obviously resides in the same wireless network). So when he types the following :8080 I should reach the locally running webserver (within Netbeans). But that doesn't work!</p>
  
  <p>Some more details</p>
  
  <p>Windows 7 OS
  NetBeans 8.03
  Webserver :Tomcat server
  When launching the Tomcat server from within Netbeans I can access it with: <code>http://localhost:8080</code></p>
  
  <p>I cannot access it however from my local PC(where the webserver is running within Netbeans) with: <code>http://192.168.0.5:8080</code> where the IP is my IP address in the network.</p>
  
  <p>The output on browser shows the following error</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>HTTP STATUS 404 - [location specified in URL] 
      TYPE : status report
      MESSAGE: [location specified in URL]
      DESCRIPTION : the requested resource is not available</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>I have all Firewalls disabled!</strong></p>