[SWLUG] Slow file loading in LibreOffice

[Dave Cridland]

On Tue Jul 26 19:11:09 2011, Edward Evans wrote:
> When I try and open a document in LibreOffice (also OOffice) when  
> my internet connection is down, it takes a good minute before  
> anything happens.  There is a brief burst of disc and CPU activity  
> and then nothing till the file opens about a minute later.  When  
> the internet is up, files open in a few seconds.  Does anyone know  
> what *Office is doing that needs internet access to open a  
> document, and how can I stop it waiting for it?

Presumably it's timing out trying DNS, but what it's trying to lookup  
and why I have no idea.

I wonder if there's a network activity auditing thing you could run?

Dave.
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