"Server not found" for live version of site

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Published on 2013-10-18T01:38:15Z Indexed on 2013/10/18 3:57 UTC
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I can access my local dev site on my local pc, eg:

http://mysite

But I cannot access the live site, even though it works fine on other pc's:

http://www.mysite.com

The live site gives the error in Firefox: Server Not Found. Pinging www.mysite.com gives the error:"Ping request could not find host www.mysite.com"

hosts file:

127.0.0.1   mysite

I changed the hosts file to the following and rebooted:

127.0.0.1   mysitedev

I'm running on XP, and have cleared the DNS cache using:

ipconfig /flushdns

I have verified the live site is up using:

http://www.isup.me/

and the site loads fine using my phone.

What could be preventing my local pc from accessing the live site?

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