title: Mac OS X ignoring hosts file
body: <p>Mac seems to be ignoring new changes to my hosts file. Older changes work without a problem. I've spent the past 4 hours trying to figure this one out. Help!</p>
  
  <p>I have folders for each site that I develop in my /Sites folder. For example, several folders are named:</p>
  
  <pre><code>wp.dev
  daf.dev
  test.dev
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I run MAMP, set the Apache Port to 80 and the MySQL Port to 3306 (so that I don't have to add the port to the address bar in a browser). </p>
  
  <p>I have edited my /private/etc/hosts file as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>##
  # Host Database
  #
  # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
  # when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
  ##
  127.0.0.1   localhost
  255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
  ::1             localhost 
  
  
  127.0.0.1   wp.dev
  127.0.0.1   daf.dev
  127.0.0.1   test.dev
  fe80::1%lo0 localhost
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here's the kicker: wp.dev and daf.dev have been around for over a month. They resolve without a problem in my browser. I added test.dev this morning. When I type it into a browser it simply searches "test.dev" as opposed to resolving a domain.</p>
  
  <p>I can ping any of the above domains and they go to 127.0.0.1, including test.dev. </p>
  
  <p>For what it's worth, I've tried virtualhostsx with the same problem. I also run dscacheutil --flushcache and restart MAMP when making changes.</p>
  
  <p>I need to kick off development on a new site, and this is driving me crazy.</p>