Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4600 mails)

[John Andersen <jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 24 January 2004 08:43, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
> I just started noticing a problem when a took a local LDAP server and
> moved it to a T1 at a local data center. Logins with KDE take a minute
> or longer. When I ping machines by name at this particular data center,
> there are several seconds between responses, but replies are 100%. I try
> the same ping by name from a local Windows server and no delay at all.
> Both machines use the same DNS, primary on the Windows server and
> secondary from a local RedHat 7.3 server. I can ping by IP from my SuSE
> workstation and no delay. I think the root of this problem is causing my
> slow logins, etc. I also have wait times when opening a terminal or file
> browser. Anybody know where I can look for this to work. In case it had
> something to do with my local hosts file, I change the search order to
> DNS, then the hosts file. No change. I generally get faster traceroutes
> to the data center from the Windows server compared to my local SuSE
> workstation. If anyone wants to try to their response times, there is a
> FreeBSD server at the data center at directory.webtent.net. If I do an
> ldapsearch of that directory, takes several seconds before it kicks back
> records. On another Linux box, response is almost immediate :\
>
> --
> Robert

Robert:
Paragraphs were invented for a reason.  Please use them.

Probably you have stale dns records somewhere between you and
this data center.  Most often a reboot the offending box it will 
improve. 

1st you should compare the dns servers used by the fast windows
box and the slow linux box and see if they are IN FACT the same.

Second, restart or shutdown the nscd.

Also if you are running bind locally you want to double check
its configuration.

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John Andersen