ghe2001 wrote: 
> There are 2 computers on my LAN.  I'll call one Fast and the other Slow.  
> When I, for example, type ping www.cbs.com, Fast pings right away, Slow 
> pauses for about 5 seconds ('time' says that).  When I ping something in 
> /etc/hosts, both start right away.  On Slow, 'route' takes the 5 second 
> pause, but 'route -n' is fast.  On Fast, both are equally snappy.
> 

You have just described a DNS lookup problem.

-dsr-

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