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I modified my hosts file on macos catalina (etc/hosts end private/etc/hosts) but it doesn't seem to do its duty.
After adding specific IP addresses, the ping always returns me to the original IPs. Even after reboot and flush. Any solution to this problem? I also disabled SIP.
Thanks for you help
mario
Powerbook
Have you gotten this working by chance? I'm having the same issue and https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250805304 is a completely different issue than what you're describing. I'm actually wanting to revert my code to a backup if we can't use hosts.
Did you do a simple test of one redirect of a url to local ip address to see if this simple config works?
Maybe this discussion will assist: Edit hosts file in Catalina - Apple Community
This solution worked for me: https://superuser.com/questions/1191172/osx-sierra-hosts-file-is-ignored
What are you trying to accomplish?
Are you locally testing a development server and you'd like to use its domain name instead of the machine's local IP address.? Or are you trying to block or work around spyware and ad networks by "zeroing out" their IP addresses - putting in 0.0.0.0?
I often have to check the operation of some websites when they are moved to new servers and before the dns are propagated or modified, so I need to associate IP to domain. For example:
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx domainname.ext
and sometimes I have to block sites for security reasons by redirecting to localhost
Yes I tried and I also modified the hosts file as root. The file can be modified and saved but then it does nothing, it is as if it were not there.
did they chenge the directory on Catalina? Maybe the real hosts file is in the hidden os disk...
I wanted to ask if the hosts file is in the hidden partition of the APFS container instead of in the data disk. Maybe they moved the location of this file with Catalina? and am I editing a useless file?
NOT SOLVED
Hello, the problem is still present and it creates several problems for me. I try to explain better what I should do: I develop websites and, often, I have to develop a site on my server before the DNS have been changed, this is because first it is advisable to have the site functioning and then turn the DNS, to don't lose traffic. So my hosts file (/ private / etc / hosts and / etc / hosts - the same directory) has two lines of this type:
#NEW SERVER
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx domain.yy
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx www.domain.yy
where yy is the top level (.it, .com, ...) and xxx the IP address of the server.
With Catalina this has no effect, before it worked. For now I am using a VM with linux and I can log in but it is very uncomfortable (and slow). What has been done with the hosts file, has Apple decided to change a feature that is universal for all OSs ???
thank you
NOT SOLVED
Hello, the problem is still present and it creates several problems for me. I try to explain better what I should do: I develop websites and, often, I have to develop a site on my server before the DNS have been changed, this is because first it is advisable to have the site functioning and then turn the DNS, to don't lose traffic. So my hosts file (/ private / etc / hosts and / etc / hosts - the same directory) has two lines of this type:
#NEW SERVER
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx domain.yy
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx www.domain.yy
where yy is the top level (.it, .com, ...) and xxx the IP address of the server.
With Catalina this has no effect, before it worked. For now I am using a VM with linux and I can log in but it is very uncomfortable (and slow). What has been done with the hosts file, has Apple decided to change a feature that is universal for all OSs ???
thank you
Yes it is hidden.
NO way. No one answer my question. Hosts file is not working
I DID CHECK but it does not work. Why is this signed as SOLVED? It is not!
hosts file on catalina not working
