Chrome randomly does not load localhost

Question

I've been using Chrome to work on my localhost for a while now. Since a Chrome update (Version 107.0.5304.110 (Official Build) (arm64)) without even switching projects, sometimes it loads without problems and sometimes I get a "No Internet connection" error. And if I click on the information icon, to your left in the url bar, it shows: "localhost:8888 Connection is not secure".

If I use Firefox for the same thing, everything works fine.

Can anyone give me a clue what's going on? What can I do to fix it?

I'm using Apple M1 Pro with Ventura 13

Thanks!

Answer 1

This is chromium bug

basically using --enable-ipv6 flag should fix your issue but many people still have this issue I have no idea why they still have this bug. It dates back to 2010

many people have this bug have in common

• use unix based OS
• use chromium or chrome

I would suggest just use the flag. But if this issue persists after updates there can be multiple reasons for it

mainly if your network configuration is messed up. Try 127.0.0.1:8888. See if you network configuration is like this

on the other hand the issue may be with the browser itself. Look at the 3 links below

basically I looked through them and many people who have the same issue never found a fix

most of them just used the ipv6 flag or other browsers

you can follow this guide

bug report 1

bug report 2

bug report 3