Well I did try with the Google DNS 8.8.8.8 and with the same result, which is what I expected. Because if it was a DNS issue for some reason, it wouldn't be limited to zypper and openSUSE. As previously mentioned both yum and apt work perfect and fast in both functioning and downloading of packages. I freshly installed openSUSE last night and updated. The actual launch and function of zypper doesn't seem to be the issue. It definitely appears to be the downloading of packages as the actual noted download speeds of each package was VERY inconsistent. I suspect it's the mirror from where my packages are sourced. As I'm a relative newcomer to openSUSE, I have no idea how to check which server it is using for the sourcing of the packages. I am located in Queensland, Australia if it helps. Cheers -- PHOTO RESOLUTIONS - Photo - Graphic - Web C and L Jones - Proprietors ABN: 98 317 740 240 WWW: http://photoresolutions.freehostia.com @: chrisjones@comcen.com.au or photoresolutions@comcen.com.au Command lines and Linux terminals are my comfort zone! OS: openSUSE 11.4 System: Linux 2.6.37.1-1.2 x86_64 Desktop: KDE 4.6.0 OS: Windows XP System: x86 Desktop: Professional SP3 OS: FreeBSD 7.3 System: i386 Server: Headless-WebUI+putty -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org