Ben Rosenberg wrote:
Was it slow on your DSL setup? If it wasn't then it may be the fact that their DNS servers are just overloaded and slow to respond.
Nope, DSL was fine. With cable, traceroutes, etc., on Windows are good, showing no packet loss, etc. But, there was also no packet loss with SuSe and Slackware, just very slow name resolution. Example: one of RoadRunners name servers is 5 hops and about 20 miles from me. A traceroute to it took 3-5 minutes; in Windows, it takes 3-5 seconds. I'd be inclined to attribute this to sluggish or overworked RoadRunner nameservers, but there is no evidence of that using XP. In my neighborhood, their busiest time is between 5 and 9 pm, when everyone is home from work and the kids are online. I only notice a marginal slowdown in Windows, but using the net on SuSe/Slackware became unusable during that time.