One user here is getting this with netscape (4.76) running on
Tru64 4.0F (patched):
> nslookup www.uq.edu.au
Address: 130.102.5.51
> nslookup 130.102.5.51
Address: matrix2.cc.uq.edu.au
> netscape http://130.102.5.51&
Connect: Contacting host: 130.102.5.51.. *** long delay
> netscape http://www.uq.edu.au&
Connect: Looking up host: www.uq.edu.au... *** long delay.
Most times it will go to the site after several minutes delay.
After that it works prefectly and without any delays.
Name server lookups using nslookup are virtually instantaneous.
(These hosts are only one hop on switched 100Mbps ethernet from
the name servers).
All other network services are working without noticeable delays.
It's only this one user account but from more than host. Other
users have no problems from the same hosts.
I copied the preferences.js from this user's account to another
account but the problem didn't transfer so it's not any of his
preference settings.
Turned proxy settings off but made no difference.
Emptied the cache but again no difference (didn't expect any
difference but at that stage I was ready to try anything).
Renaming the user's ~/.netscape directory (to make a clean start)
works but only once. After quitting and restarting netscape the
delays return (without any configuration changes).
Starting netscape without a URL does the same but stalls looking
for the home page. Started as messanger (-mail) there's a similar
long delay before it opens.
Communicator 4.5 doesn't produce any such delays.
The KDE browser works fine from the same account without any delays.
I've run out of ideas. Anyone got any clues or suggestions?
(It's not a critical problem but is annoying and wasting time for
this one user).
Thanks
Ian
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
_/ Ian Mortimer _/
_/ ian_at_physics.uq.edu.au ,-_|\ Department of Physics _/
_/ Tel: +61 7 3365 3436 / *\ University of Queensland _/
_/ Fax: +61 7 3365 1242 \_,-._/ St. Lucia, Brisbane _/
_/ v Queensland, Australia 4072 _/
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Disclaimer: Speaking only for myself.
Received on Wed Mar 21 2001 - 22:32:22 NZST