On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Robert Dyck <rbdyck2@shaw.ca> wrote:

This is a little difference, but not a lot. Within experimental error? I do
have an ad blocker, so some of the work is already done.

I see two problems here.

#1 is that closing the browser does not clear the cache.

#2 is the LMHOSTS only works for NetBIOS name requests. The HOSTS file is used for DNS.

Folks, if you want to test page load speed, use Firebug, Tamper Data, Chrome Developer Tools, or any one of a dozen other tools out there. Hitting F5 with a stopwatch is not a valid measurement.

Sean