SuSE 8.2 pause[s]

Hi, I've been trying to `corner' the occasions when the os `pauses' usually for about 1 to 2 minutes and then picks up as if nothing has happened [nothing does happen]. It seems to occur more often in the welcome screen when I identify the user-domain or root. Also between identifying the name and entering the password. Anybody else? -- Cheers, Serge Naggar Consulting