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Thread ID: 108304	2010-03-23 04:57:00	HOSTS file not working	stevesumner (4849)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
869431	2010-03-24 00:32:00	Make sure your HOSTS file has the entry:- 127.0.0.1 localhost Also make sure you have also flushed your browser cache/history as well as dns cache	Terry Porritt (14)
869432	2010-03-24 00:55:00	what are you using to edit the host file? If notepad etc, make sure it's not being saved as host.txt You are probably aware of this, but I'll say it just in case :) (The .txt extension is not seen unless you have "Hide extensions for known filetypes" unchecked in Folder Options/View.) When you save the file after editing - use the "Save As" and not the "Save" Change the "Save as type" drop-down from "Text Documents" to "All Files" make sure the file name to save as has nothing but the word "hosts" in it and click save reboot	bevy121 (117)
869433	2010-03-25 00:20:00	do u use a proxy server? I have the same issue. I just wondering maybe it's because of the proxy server. any thoughts thanks a lot	shaider (15396)
869434	2010-03-25 23:26:00	I do use a proxy server, but I am able to surf with it turned off, using Microsoft Firewall Client. I had wondered about that myself, and I will need to test using my laptop at home using my home network, no proxy server and no firewall client etc. and see what happens. But I figured that changing the NS lookup order via the regedit to set the hosts file as the first lookup should have meant that the name was resolved to localhost straight away, thereby effectively blocking access to the site.	stevesumner (4849)
869435	2010-03-26 00:09:00	Right, problem solved! It is the proxy server and the reason I didn't figure this out earlier was that I hadn't flushed my browser cache as well as dns cache like Terry suggested. I think I was doing one or the other, but never both. Thanks to you all for your help. Cheers. Steve (not the real stevesumner)	stevesumner (4849)
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