Same problem here. Feisty 32bit. Using Network manager. AMD Turion x2
laptop. Atheros wireless.
The problem manifests itself for me as incredible desktop slowness when
connected to some wireless networks. Top shows no excessive CPU use or
any problem processes. Nothing interesting in the system log.
When I launch programs, they simply don't show up -- the panel shows
Starting x, and the application may load up after 30 seconds or
so, or even longer (sometimes not showing up at all). Right-clicking
network manager in Notification Area, and selecting Disable Wireless,
or changing to a different wireless Access Point, causes the
applications I am waiting for to suddenly appear!
slowness is a misnomer here -- uselessness is more like it.
Everything -- even gnome-terminal is affected. Firefox seems to have
connectivity -- but waiting for 30 seconds just for URLs to resolve
makes it pointless.
Interestingly, if I right-click and choose Disable networking, without
selecting disable wireless, the slowness usually does not stop.
It seems to be somewhat random -- it affects about 70% of APs I try to
connect to. (Invariably, only affecting the ones I *want* to connect
to). These are all unsecured, public access points.
Network Manager is managing all my connections -- the only change over
default I have made is adding some DNS server to the prepend list in
/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf, as my router's DHCP/my ISP at home is flaky,
and I get DNS timeouts unless I statically configure DNS servers.
(problem has existed for years).
I notice that in my case, the loopback interface also didn't have a
hostname assigned in /etc/hosts. Will try adding and will report back as
to whether this fixes the problem.
*PLEASE* decide on an importance for this bug. Nothing more
irritating/embarrassing than taking your laptop to a coffee shop and
spending the entire time trying to figure out why everything is slow as
molasses.
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[feisty] Slow gnome application startup due to /etc/hosts misconfiguration
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94048
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