On 07/18/2018 01:37 AM, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > What version didn't have the problem? For example, /var/log/pacman.log > should help determine you were running 7.6p1-2 for a while without the > issue. Sorry, it was this latest version 7.7p1-2, e.g. [2018-06-27 16:57] [ALPM] upgraded openssh (7.7p1-1 -> 7.7p1-2) > Yes, I'd guess a timeout on a DNS query on the network. > That makes sense. The local network topology and services hasn't changed in a long long time. The reverse lookup from the Arch host that exhibited the slow behavior yesterday is now fine. My ISP did have a problem earlier in the day yesterday, so I suspect you are correct and it was on their end. Sorry for the noise. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.