The root cause of the problem is effed up '/etc/nsswitch.conf' after installation of package 'libnss-mdns'. See
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=412714 I agree that the entire avahi thing is retarded, but it keeps coming back on upgrades like the undead. I used this workaround to restore performance of iptables -L to an acceptable level: In '/etc/nsswitch.conf': #hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns Could probably delete references to mdns(4) altogether and just go with 'files dns' for best performance but YMMV depending on whether avahi actually works at all with a particular network setup. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
