Failure to read HOSTS file
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:15 am
The current version of Iron (27.0.1500.0) ignores the Windows Hosts file.
I have several sites I administer and have entries in my HOSTS file like "39qt" and "rhph", which translate to the relevant IP addresses. When I type these into the address bar, even with http:// prefix, the hosts file is ignored and I end up with a Google search on the address instead.
This happens with Chrome too, but other Webkit browsers such as Opera 15 and Safari handle the addresses correctly and resolve them to the relevant IP addresses. Opera 15 and Safari correctly resolve the addresses even if typed as is, without the http:// prefix.
I have several sites I administer and have entries in my HOSTS file like "39qt" and "rhph", which translate to the relevant IP addresses. When I type these into the address bar, even with http:// prefix, the hosts file is ignored and I end up with a Google search on the address instead.
This happens with Chrome too, but other Webkit browsers such as Opera 15 and Safari handle the addresses correctly and resolve them to the relevant IP addresses. Opera 15 and Safari correctly resolve the addresses even if typed as is, without the http:// prefix.