For the what ultimately AND universally fixed/worked around the problem was the following:
edit /etc/sysctl.conf and add the following to the bottom: #Disable IPv6 net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 -- [karmic regression] all network apps / browsers suffer from multi-second delays by default due to IPv6 DNS lookups https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/417757 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
