I finally cleared up my slow networking issue by setting up a local DNS cache on my machine, using dnsmasq.
Here's the "how to" on Ubuntu Geek for those of you who may be interested: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/local-dns-cache-for-faster-browsing-on-ubuntu-machine.html To test, I opened a terminal and checked a few addresses: dig icanhazcheeseburgers.com (why not? :) First query time: 202 msec. Second query time: 0 msec. Likewise other addresses I tested. So to answer my own question from a few weeks back, YES, local caching makes a BIG difference. Theresa -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
