Shouldn't the IP address come first? 192.168.xx.xx domain.dev Also do you have this in the /etc/hosts files of both boxes? On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 7:55 PM, wrote: > Hi, > > I am running Mint 17 KDE. I have another box configured as a LAMP server > with each domain having a TLD of dev. I usually add a line for each of he > vhosts into the /etc/hosts file and it has worked for years. Yesterday I > moved from Kubuntu to Mint and now that is not working. > > I added a line domain.dev 192.168.xx.xx into the /etc/hosts file for > several dev domains and I cannot reach them in the browser so I tried to > ping them with ping domain.dev and that failed. I can ping the LAMP dev > box with it's IP. > > I have used the hosts file in this way for maybe 7 years in both Win and > Linux without an issue until now. > > A search of Google shows others have had the same issue. I was unable to > find a solution. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance!! > Keith > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James *Linkedin *