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Date:      Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:37:41 -0700
From:      Jay Chandler <lists@sequestered.net>
To:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: xorg/gnome slow on different network
Message-ID:  <4720FE95.7090007@sequestered.net>
In-Reply-To: <20071025222849.45d36615@attila>
References:  <54733.74.1.12.115.1193324672.squirrel@mail.el.net> <20071025222849.45d36615@attila>

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Bahman M. wrote:
> On 2007-10-25 kalin mintchev wrote:
>> hi all...
>>
>> i noticed that when i take my laptop to work and change the network
>> settings in rc.conf before starting xorg after i do startx the whole
>> xorg/gnome experience gets slowed down. first xorg takes it's time to
>> start and then load gnome, window manager etc.
>> and then all applications in gnome take about 30 - 60 seconds to
>> start. when i get back home and change the rc.conf back to my home
>> settings th xorg starts quickly and all the applications start at
>> normal speed - 4 - 5 sec.
>>
> Just a wild guess but it could be a (D/DoS) worm active on that network.
> 

Not likely, but you could do a tcpdump and see what the relative traffic 
on both networks is...

I think DNS is a likelier fix.  A lot of things depend upon it working 
correctly.

-- 
Jay Chandler / KB1JWQ
Living Legend / Systems Exorcist
Today's Excuse: Melting hard drives



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