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Re: [LUG] Browser problem

 

>> Neil Winchurst
> Thats set a few bells ringing and I just checked something - I generally use 
> firefox (1.5) and often it is slow resolving fresh names - I put it down to 
> my ISP. However I've just started to play with NVU and it uses mozilla for 
> showing how the pages look. That resolves pretty fast. Konquerer is fast too. 
> Thats on Suse9.2
> I went to test on a w2k machine and firefox on that resolves slowly, IE fast.
> I went to my other linux box, Mozilla resolves fast firefox slowly!!Suse 10.1
> I'm on a 512k broadband, having come down from 2M and I never noticed it 
> before.
> By fast I mean type new name in the browser and its  'waiting for reply' if 
> not loading and slow is a second or two of looking up.
> 
> So wassa matter with firefox?
> Tom
> 
> 

Just found this

http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/blog/tw001_tw/2006-01-16/slow_DNS_resolution_in_mozilla_firefox

and this

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=268635&page=2

Wills

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