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Re: Gnome/KDE program launches hang when Internet disconnected - Lenny



El 2011-06-03 a las 12:53 -0400, Thomas Milne escribió:

(resending to the list)

> On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:38:23 -0400, Jack Dodds wrote:
> >
> > > I am running Lenny.  The system is connected to the Internet via a
> > > Linksys BEFSR81router and a cable modem.  My desktop is Gnome.
> > >
> > > If the Internet is inaccessible - e.g. if the Ethernet cable is
> > > disconnected from the computer, or the cable modem power is
> > > disconnected, or if there are problems on the provider network - many
> > > GUI programs take a long time (about 60 seconds) to launch.
> >
> > (...)
> >
> > I have not experienced that specific behaviour in any of my lenny
> > systems.

(...)

> > Run "top" to check for any runaway process.
> >
> >
> This sounds suspiciously like the effects of Gnome's notorious Network
> Manager. This tells Internet applications whether you are connected or not.
> That's where I would start looking, at least.

Yes, that would be a good test: shutdown the networking service 
("/etc/init.d/networking stop") and then check if there is still a 
delay when opening gedit.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón 


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