Actually I did the ipconfig /flushdns - no effect. nbtstat -RR would reregister my NETBIOS names, I didn't think it would help but I did it anyway. - No result.
ROute print looks fine too. What kills me is that the IP stack won't even recognize the hosts file entries. GetHostByName() won't function. SQL Server reports it as an error. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/