Your first nameserver looks like your own machine, this could slow you way down if you aren't running a name server on that machine because it then has to query your own machine first for a resolution on a name. then when it doesn't find it move to the next one. remove that first line and see what you get. At 12:38 AM 11/13/2001, you wrote: >in my resolv.conf i have > >nameserver 192.168.3.1 >nameserver 206.80.192.1 >nameserver 204.147.80.5 >search qwest.net > >so i am assuming i do not have what you said i needed...so what would i put in there to fix it? > >Nancy Sollars wrote: > >> that was the fix ... >> >> in your resolv.conf before the nameserver blah blah >> >> make sure you have searchdomain blah blah ... >> >> in my case i have ourlan.org ... but then im on a 192.168 non routable so i >> could use anything.. >> >> Nige >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "robert jorgenson" >> To: >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:29 PM >> Subject: Re: Wierd >> >> > hrmm...not exactly sure what your trying to say. Just that you've seen it >> or is there a fix for it? >> > >> > Nancy Sollars wrote: >> > >> > > Not sure if this will help >> > > >> > > ive seen this on lans ive not been able to explain it but in the network >> > > options in dns >> > > >> > > put something in the search domain field back in linuxit we had >> Linuxit.org >> > > and Linuxit.com i used the linuxit.org for the lan / intranet .. any >> boxes >> > > that did not have linuxit.org in the search domain field either did not >> > > connect to the net or was very very slow. >> > > >> > > HTH >> > > >> > > Nige >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: "robert jorgenson" >> > > To: "PLUG" >> > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 9:35 PM >> > > Subject: Wierd >> > > >> > > > okay i got 2 computers hooked up to a qwest vdsl connection. One is >> > > > windows one is suse 7.2. The windows box connection works just fine. >> The >> > > > suse box works...but it is unbelievably slow. I tried to load google >> and >> > > > it got down to 7 bytes(YES BYTES) per second. I tried replacing the >> > > > cat5, didn't work...i cant think of anything short of replacing the >> NIC >> > > > and wanted to see if anyone had any ideas before i bought a new one. >> > > > >> > > > ________________________________________________ >> > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail >> doesn't >> > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. >> > > > >> > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >> > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > >> > > >> > > ________________________________________________ >> > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't >> post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. >> > > >> > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >> > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> > ________________________________________________ >> > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't >> post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. >> > >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> >> ________________________________________________ >> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >________________________________________________ >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss ~Jeff Slackware 8.0 Linux 2.4.5