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. What I've seen if that when there is no Internet access, booting process delays a lot and once logged in, programs that require Internet connectivity -for most of their functions- are also experiencing a bit of slowness (like Icedove) but besides that, nothing more. What can prevent gedit to be launched quickly? Dunno, but I see no relation between network and gedit :-?. What it could happen is that system daemons running in background which require Internet access (ntp, newsreaders, e-mail chechers, weather applets, etc...) are consuming more resources and CPU when network is off and so loading the system but unless your computer has a low ammount of ram or is very busy that shouldn't be noticeable. Run "top" to check for any runaway process. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.06.03.14.13...@gmail.com
