Browsers ignoring hosts file
- by madkris
Until recently my browsers started to ignore my hosts file. I have Windows 7 operating system installed.
192.168.0.5 livesite.com
I have tried:
Clearing browser cache
Issued "ipconfig /flushdns" from the command line
Issued "ping livesite.com" from the command line (response was "Reply from 192.168.0.5: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128")
Restarting unit
Backing up original hosts file and making a new one
Checking lmhosts.sam (everything is commented out)
Connecting directly to modem using cable
Checked \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\DataBasePath
Tried it on another laptop with exactly the specs as I have
Then I tried
Changing entry to "127.0.0.1 livesite.com" (ping ok, browser ok)
Changing entry to "192.168.0.5 livesite.com" (ping ok, browser ok but only for a sec)
Issued "ipconfig /flushdns" from the command line (ping ok, browser not ok)
Changing entry to "127.0.0.1 livesite.com" (ping ok, browser ok)
Changing entry to "192.168.0.5 livesite.com" (ping ok, browser not ok)
Issued "ipconfig /flushdns" from the command line (ping ok, browser not ok)
Any idea why it worked for a moment? Or better yet anything I havent tried or some error I may have overlooked?
