Host file set, ping goes 127.0.0.1, but in browser URL still goes out to web?

Question

Having some issues running my code local.

I have host file setup like this:

127.0.0.1 ryan.local.myappname.com

if I ping that URL it kicks back from 127...

but if I browse there in firefox or IE it takes me to an old version of the site that is currently live instead of taking me to the local one...

I am running Windows 7

Any ideas?

copied: http://serverfault.com/questions/65903/host-file-set-ping-goes-127-0-0-1-but-in-browser-url-still-goes-out-to-web

Answer 1

A common reason for this problem is that you're using a proxy that does the DNS resolving for you. This way your browser never tries to resolve the host name, but simply passes it on to the proxy, which of course doesn't use your host file entry.

Answer 2

Answer per serverfault:

ipconfig /flushdns

Worked like a charm.