: Host File method not working on HostGator site I am transferring a WP site to a HostGator shared server account. I have everything set up but want to test the site before I propagate the

@LarsenBagley505

There's a handy tool on many computers that you can use to find an IP address of a domain.

Just open up a command prompt and type:

ping mysite.com

or type:

ping mysite.com


Then you'll see the IP the site is connected to. For example, to find out google's IP, type:

ping google.com


and you'll get results that begin like this:

PING google.ca (74.125.226.159) 56(84) bytes of data.


Then once every second, you'll receive the following line with slightly different numbers after the time:

64 bytes from yyz08s14-in-f31.1e100.net (74.125.226.159): icmp_seq=1 ttl=58 time=8.37 ms


If I'm not mistaken, the above line appears four times in windows then the program exits. I use linux so I have to use CTRL+C to exit ping. Once ping ends, I see the following:

--- google.ca ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 3999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 8.181/8.535/8.962/0.295 ms


Next, to verify the information is correct, copy the IP address in brackets and use it in your browser. In this case, the IP is 74.125.226.159
I typed it in, and it is google.

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@Voss4911412

I found that the IP address that came with my HostGator account information email was not the right one. I logged into CPanel via the temporary URL and found the actual IP address listed on the column to the right towards the bottom.

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