[Gllug] The dreaded KDE app launch delay...

[Jonathan Harker]

On Wednesday 13 February 2002 23:08, Harry wrote:
<snip>
> Just out of interest have you installed any network cards or other devices
> recently or loaded any modules as I have noticed that since I installed a
> netgear card I have been having the same (2 mins) problem and its
> intermittent. I am pretty sure it is the network card that is causing this
> although I have no idea how this could happen or what would cause it.

Harry -

I think I've solved it at my end anyway - I had changed my hostname and 
hostdomain a while back in linuxconf and it was still saying

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

in /etc/hosts - I change this to the proper name and the dreaded KDE delay 
vanishes.

<sherlock holmes>
I guess KDE (X?) apps are looking for their libraries by the usual DNS 
resolution, so having a duff hosts file must mean it is waiting for the 
lookup to timeout. Maybe, er?
</einstein>

 I don't have a network card, so I have the simple case. I don't know if 
you've got some funky network setup that does some sort of cool dynamic 
lookup thingy and plays with your hosts file or route table...? Wow, time to 
go to bed before my brain explodes <wades back to a more comfortable depth>

Night,
luv Jon.

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