[news.eclipse.webtools] localhost:8080 absent if server is in eclipse

[vnagrik@xxxxxxxxx (Nagrik)]

Hello Group,

If I start my tomcat server in eclipse then the default page 

http://localhost:8080/

gives 404 status error on IE and Firefox on my Windows platform.  It does 
display the newly created web application, which follows the server path

http://localhost:8080/WTP-Tutorial-1/snoop

I am using elcipse J2EE 3.3 version.

However, if I start the server from command line, then the default page 
displays on both browsers.

Why do browsers not recognize the server and/or port if the server starts 
from eclipse.

Please explain.

Thanks.

nagrik