Ignoring /etc/hosts file

[cbetta]

Not sure if this is inherent to how proxies work, but when I connect it seems to ignore any records in my /etc/hosts file. As a developer I kind of need those and it's now a choice between hosts file and secure proxy :/

[sillygwailo]

Take a look at the pull request at https://github.com/chetan51/sidestep/pull/30

I use a custom TLD for my local development (currently .lallafa). If you look at /Applications/Sidestep.app/Contents/Resources/TurnProxyOn.sh you can add the TLD (or whatever you're calling your hostname if it's not 'localhost') to the list near the bottom of the file. So in my case, just before *.local I added *.lallafa.

[AaronHolbrook]

I see #30 - but unfortunately it's still redirecting localhost, 127.0.0.1 and a custom *.dev network that I added.

I restarted the program and turned the proxy on and off, but no change, it's still acting like my 'localhost' is the localhost of the machine I'm proxied on to!

[honza]

Bump. This is a pretty big problem for me. I'm not really sure how this happens. I'm happy to help in any way I can (not an OSX dev though).

[unbracketed]

@AaronHolbrook @honza I was having the same problem and worked around it by editing the system proxy settings (Network -> select device -> Advanced -> Proxies -> Bypass proxy settings)

[dcalhoun]

@unbracketed's solution seems to have worked for me. Thanks!

[AaronHolbrook]

@unbracketed yup - that also works for me! Thanks @unbracketed!

[honza]

@unbracketed Yes, that works for me, too. Thanks

[jkintscher]

@unbracketed Thanks for the tip, worked well for me on 10.9.2 and saved me quite a bit of hassle.

[dbishoponline]

@unbracketed years later.... thank you :)

[allendav]

@unbracketed even more years later - thank you :)