Cannot update to Verizon iPhone firmware 4.2.10

I cannot upgrade my Verizon iPhone from 4.2.8 to 4.2.10 via Windows 7 64-bit using iTunes 10.4. I end up getting error 3194. I've rebooted, turned off the Windows Firewall, unplugged all USB devices (including keyboard and mouse) and no go.
I put it in Recovery mode and got the same error.
I have a MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.8 on it and a fresh install of iTunes 10.4 (had wiped it according to the Apple KB article and installed it newly). And when I try it there I get the phone is "not eligible" for an update. I thought Sophos A/V might be in the way and closed it, no go, and I also have no other USB devices attached, etc. etc.
Of side note, my latest generation iPod touch was updating fine via Windows 7 and now stopped after 4.3.3 and I cannot go to firmware 4.3.5 now.
Also, I had a similar issue with my same iPhone 4 trying to go from 4.2.6 to 4.2.8. I ended up going into the Apple Store, they did put it in Recovery mode and connected it to a white MacBook and it updated the firmware just fine. (By the way, they were VERY helpful at the store and handled me very quickly and were very nice and explained technical details to me when I asked).
Why I can't update the firmware on my own devices at home is a mystery to me. What do I do? Wait for iOS 5?

Lawrence, that did it! I had added in that line earlier on because I had gotten that as a solution to try while googling. So I deleted the gs.apple.com line from the hosts file, rebooted and tried again and it worked! I now have 4.2.10!
I had done the same thing on my Windows 7 computer, and it is removed now, too.
So to recap:
- removed the gs.apple.com line from /etc/hosts on my MacBook
- turned off On Access scanning for viruses in Sophos
- turned off Airport/WiFi
- used my Ethernet/LAN connection to my Comcast modem (no other router inbetween)
- and not sure if it mattered, but a clean install of iTunes

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