Jin Ting Liew wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm relatively new to Linux (been using it for 4 months) (and have never used
>other Unixes before).
>
> Anyway, my graphical interface and my terminals (ctrl-shift-F?) sometimes pause
>every few seconds. My
> computer keeps functioning (downloads come in, keyboard input is accepted), but I
>can't see it happening
> on the screen.
>
...snipp....
> I think the problem is at least sometimes caused by netscape as closing it sometimes
>stops the pausing.
> The pausing is at regular intervals of about 3 seconds. it is intermittent and I
>can't seem to reproduce
> it at will.
Probably dns lookup having to time out. Have a look at you dns stuff
when online, it may not be swapped to online mode properly.being
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