Those are different compounds, aren't they? 2-methyl-2-ethyl implies a quaternary carbon, while 2,4,3- implies three tertiary carbons. Besides, you can't have a 2-ethyl alkane - by definition you aren't basing it on the longest chain. "2,4-dimethyl-2-ethylhexane" is 3,3,5-trimethylheptane.