DW> What could cause the HOSTS file being ignored?
 DW> Is the spelling of the name important i.e upper/lower case?
 DW> Is the structure critical?

 DW> Below is a sample of the file:

 DW> 192.168.0.1     192.168.0.1          # #
 DW> 192.168.0.4:8080     duncan.way.name     rudy      # #

this is incorrect use of the hosts file... you cannot list ports in it...

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