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From: Al Lipscomb (arlq7.net)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2001 - 20:34:17 CST

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    > > (thru ppp0), the Ethernet link becomes nearly comatose; i.e., it takes
    > > on the order of 15 seconds to respond to another machine on the internal
    > > network. Oh, ping to the IP address will start responding immediately,
    > > but ping to the hostname (where the ping client is resolving via DNS
    > > from the gateway, not via local files) hangs for 15-20 seconds before
    > > finally getting the name resolution; once it does, it returns packets
    > > every second like the ping IP mode does.
    >
    >
    It sounds like dnscache is having problems. This could be due to
    congestion on the line to your ISP. If dnscache needs to open a
    TCP connection to a server it could take some time. Your logs should
    tell us more about what the problem is. Email me off list if you
    need more help. 

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