From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 25 22:47:52 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA22516A417 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:47:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@sequestered.net) Received: from kwisatz.haderach.net (kwisatz.haderach.net [208.116.11.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABD1D13C491 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:47:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@sequestered.net) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (Authenticated sender: macbook@sequestered.net) with ESMTP id 876612882A for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:47:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <47211D0E.3060704@sequestered.net> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:47:42 -0700 From: Jay Chandler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <54733.74.1.12.115.1193324672.squirrel@mail.el.net> <20071025222849.45d36615@attila> <57866.74.1.12.115.1193349842.squirrel@mail.el.net> In-Reply-To: <57866.74.1.12.115.1193349842.squirrel@mail.el.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: xorg/gnome slow on different network X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:47:52 -0000 kalin mintchev wrote: >> On 2007-10-25 kalin mintchev wrote: >>> hi all... >>> >>> i noticed that when i take my laptop to work and change the network >>> settings in rc.conf before starting xorg after i do startx the whole >>> xorg/gnome experience gets slowed down. first xorg takes it's time to >>> start and then load gnome, window manager etc. >>> and then all applications in gnome take about 30 - 60 seconds to >>> start. when i get back home and change the rc.conf back to my home >>> settings th xorg starts quickly and all the applications start at >>> normal speed - 4 - 5 sec. >>> >> Just a wild guess but it could be a (D/DoS) worm active on that network. > > it's not the network. it's the system itself... > talking about start up times.... of xorg/gnome.... nothing to do with > the network... > > Yet the only data you've given us is that it changes when the network does-- it's possible that high traffic volumes could slam the system's response, as could misconfigured DNS... -- Jay Chandler / KB1JWQ Living Legend / Systems Exorcist Today's Excuse: Melting hard drives