Hosts file multiple same entries
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Whilst trying to find out why my local addresses were not being resolved, still haven't found out why but now they are working again, I came across this anomaly, or is it? My hosts file contains the same bank of # dhcpleases automatically entered - three times.
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.mydomain.com
::1 localhost localhost.mydomain.com
192.168.1.254 gateway.mydomain.com
abcd
60d:da00:20d:b9ff:fe3e:d7cd gateway.mydomain.com
192.168.1.30 lmail.mydomain.com
192.168.1.3 lqnap.mydomain.com
192.168.1.3 lqnap.mydomain.com
192.168.1.30 lmail.mydomain.com
192.168.1.37 loriprinter.mydomain.com
192.168.1.85 yamaha-cdnp.mydomain.com
192.168.1.169 Martins-PC.mydomain.com
abcd60d:da00::2000 lqnap.mydomain.com
abcd60d:da00:d250:99ff:fe33:f0a1 lmail.mydomain.comdhcpleases automatically entered
192.168.1.110 iPhone.mydomain.com iPhone # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.111 Loris-iPad-2.mydomain.com Loris-iPad-2 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.112 loris-iPhone-2.mydomain.com loris-iPhone-2 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.109 android-ca0fe3a9415bc0ad.mydomain.com android-ca0fe3a9415bc0ad # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.106 android-2cda2535c2c5e107.mydomain.com android-2cda2535c2c5e107 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.113 LAPTOP-QEJ8VV83.mydomain.com LAPTOP-QEJ8VV83 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.108 android-59daaeeb1dcff51a.mydomain.com android-59daaeeb1dcff51a # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.114 lori-PC.mydomain.com lori-PC # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leasesdhcpleases automatically entered
192.168.1.110 iPhone.mydomain.com iPhone # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.111 Loris-iPad-2.mydomain.com Loris-iPad-2 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.112 loris-iPhone-2.mydomain.com loris-iPhone-2 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.109 android-ca0fe3a9415bc0ad.mydomain.com android-ca0fe3a9415bc0ad # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.106 android-2cda2535c2c5e107.mydomain.com android-2cda2535c2c5e107 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.113 LAPTOP-QEJ8VV83.mydomain.com LAPTOP-QEJ8VV83 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.108 android-59daaeeb1dcff51a.mydomain.com android-59daaeeb1dcff51a # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.114 lori-PC.mydomain.com lori-PC # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leasesdhcpleases automatically entered
192.168.1.110 iPhone.mydomain.com iPhone # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.111 Loris-iPad-2.mydomain.com Loris-iPad-2 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.112 loris-iPhone-2.mydomain.com loris-iPhone-2 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.109 android-ca0fe3a9415bc0ad.mydomain.com android-ca0fe3a9415bc0ad # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.106 android-2cda2535c2c5e107.mydomain.com android-2cda2535c2c5e107 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.113 LAPTOP-QEJ8VV83.mydomain.com LAPTOP-QEJ8VV83 # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.108 android-59daaeeb1dcff51a.mydomain.com android-59daaeeb1dcff51a # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases
192.168.1.114 lori-PC.mydomain.com lori-PC # dynamic entry from dhcpd.leases