When DNS cache is disabled and hosts file change, showIP get lost

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You need a web site accessible with 2 different IP adresses

exemple of hosts file :
192.168.0.1 my.domain.fr
#192.168.0.2 my.domain.fr

On Firefox, install extensions "ShowIP" and "DNS Cache"
(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5914)

disable dns cache.

load the web site.

You can see the IP used to reach the web site.

Change your hosts file to attach the other IP adress to the web site.

Reload the web site on Firefox (without restarting Firefox)

The site is reached throw the new IP, but ShowIP still shows the previous one.

So there must be some kind of cache in ShowIP. It would be nice if it was
possible to reset this cache when you want.

I use actualy ShowIP version 0.8.16 and DNS Cache v 1.4, on windows XP

Original issue reported on code.google.com by lemist...@gmail.com on 18 Mar 2009 at 12:27

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I'm so sorry, I just found the option to change the cache on ShowIP.

You'r magic, you correct problems before we say anything :)

Original comment by lemist...@gmail.com on 18 Mar 2009 at 12:33

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Original comment by jan.ditt...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2011 at 8:31

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