Is there an argument like do
notaddnode=94.22.184.4?

that node is the first thing the wallet connects to, no matter what's on the conf. and it won't go past 2010
Launch the daemon with
. /vertex -connect=88.88.88.88
And it will only connect there
OC what is the "getblockhash 2000" on your pool wallet ? i want to compare .