Resolving domain names in KDE apps

From: Robert Froese (froese_at_mtu.edu)
Date: 07/31/03

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    Hello,

    I'm a new FreeBSD user with a performance issue. I've installed 5.1R and KDE.
    I've also installed Phoenix from the ports collection. When I'm using
    Konqueror or Phoenix to browse certain web sites they take forever to load.

    It appears the problem is associated with resolving domain names. While I
    wait (minutes!) for a problematic page to load, Phoenix will report in the
    notices bar at the bottom "Resolving host ...". There's no CPU or network
    bottleneck and the problem is reproducable in either browser with the same
    web sites. It seems also to relate to situations where one web page calls
    another for part of the content (e.g., www.vancouversun.com tries to load
    from ad.ca.doubleclick.net).

    If I open up a shell window and ask FreeBSD to resolve the same domain names
    with "host" they resolve instantly. So the problem has something to do with
    the way the package for KDE talks with BSD.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

            ...Robert 

    -- 
Robert Froese, RPF
Assistant Professor, Forest Biometrics
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Mighigan Technological University, Houghton MI.
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