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Rally7's avatar
Rally7
New Poster
5 years ago

Hosts File Ignored

I am working on building a website that requires that I use the hosts file on my local machine to redirect to an assigned IP address. It works fine on any network but Hughesnet. It seems that Hughesnet must have its own DNS that is overriding the local hosts file. It there any way around this? Thank you all for you help!
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  • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
    C0RR0SIVE
    5 years ago

    The HT2000w uses a transparent proxy to fetch and load websites, this may interfear with some browsers loading pages based on local host files.

    I suggest disabling Web Acceleration, then flush your DNS cache, and see if that helps.

  • GabeU's avatar
    GabeU
    Distinguished Professor IV
    5 years ago

    Rally7 

     

    Though I don't know if it will work for what you need, you can change the DNS used in the modem by signing into this HughesNet modem page (use admin as the password), then click on Advanced Setup and DNS.  There you can uncheck "Obtain from ISP" and input any DNS you wish.  Keep in mind that this is only IPv4.  There's no way to set the IPv6 DNS in the modem.  

     

    Also, though I don't know if it will affect what you're trying to do, HughesNet uses dynamically changing, shared IP addresses rather than a static one for each subscriber.  You can, however, get a static IP with a HughesNet Business account.  Just thought I'd mention in case it does come into play. 

    • C0RR0SIVE's avatar
      C0RR0SIVE
      Associate Professor
      5 years ago

      The HT2000w uses a transparent proxy to fetch and load websites, this may interfear with some browsers loading pages based on local host files.

      I suggest disabling Web Acceleration, then flush your DNS cache, and see if that helps.

      • Rally7's avatar
        Rally7
        New Poster
        5 years ago
        Disabling web acceleration seems to have resolved the issue. Thank you for your help with this issue.
    • Rally7's avatar
      Rally7
      New Poster
      5 years ago
      Thank you for taking the time to respond. This did not resolve the issue.