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Browsers ignoring hosts file

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202612538 views
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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…

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Fix for: Browsers ignoring hosts file

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Sounds like the connection is being proxied. Go to Control Panel->Internet Options->Connections and then click on the "Lan Settings" button at the bottom. Make sure the "use proxy server" button isn't checked. Lot of time that will only affect the b…

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