On 04/17/2010 06:29 PM, Tim wrote: > On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 12:08 +0200, Natxo Asenjo wrote: > >> I fail to see how dns should have local graphical logins >> slow down randomly, to be honest. Could you care to ellaborate? >> > Because the display, even when on the same machine, is still handled as > server and client, using hostnames for the networking. A change of > names or addresses, mid-use, can be a bit of a pain, too. > > It is worth mentioning that if one is running sendmail that under certain circumstances and depending on the configuration the boot process will appear to freeze for some time when DNS requests are not being resolved. One can easily determine if their system may suffer this fate by booting their system with the network disconnected. On my F12 virtual system, it will present the login screen in 1:20 with the network connected, and 2:31 when the network is disconnected. I do think the OP is talking about boot time and certainly the network status can influence that. -- Scientists will study your brain to learn more about your distant cousin, Man. Guess Who! http://tinyurl.com/mc4xe7
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