troubleshooting Question
Windows 7 - Hosts file not redirecting website to IP address
Hi,
I am trying to redirect my web browser to a specific IP address for my website during construction.
The content of my host files is shown below but I can't work out why its not working.
C:\Windows\System32\driver
123.456.56.232 www.mywebsite.com
123.456.56.232 mywebsite.com
If I open a command window in windows 7 and ping www.mywebsite.com it returns 123.456.56.232
So why won't my browser point to the location specified in hosts file?
Thanks in advance for your feedback..
I am trying to redirect my web browser to a specific IP address for my website during construction.
The content of my host files is shown below but I can't work out why its not working.
C:\Windows\System32\driver
123.456.56.232 www.mywebsite.com
123.456.56.232 mywebsite.com
If I open a command window in windows 7 and ping www.mywebsite.com it returns 123.456.56.232
So why won't my browser point to the location specified in hosts file?
Thanks in advance for your feedback..
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