-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>Name resolution issues commonly have an effect like this, can you just test: >> >>$ time getent hosts `hostname` >> >>Which will tell us if this is an issue or not. > > Aha! Apparently, I needed to add my hostname to the hosts file, since it's a > laptop, and then KDE starts normally. >
Except, a normal user shouldn't need to do such things, even on a laptop. BTW, were your running tmdns? It is supposed to take care of this for you (unless drakconnect has gone and hardcoded some other name in tmdns.conf). It seems the drakconnect people don't seem to see why tmnds.conf shouldn't be modified ... Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/ZhGirJK6UGDSBKcRAucsAJ0YA7mYZkLOGFsL3cwydzHF0TjGZgCbB5xy zL1B9sfVgXpS+6g5mr4cr+Y= =iXZP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
