actually I detailed the results of that test in the initial post. I found no relief with the live containing any references to mdns. The only way I got my time down to a tolerable amount was to eliminate all references to mdns and have only files and dns on the line. Then my dns response returned to within 3 seconds.
-- mdns listed in nsswitch.conf causes excessive time for dns lookups https://launchpad.net/bugs/94940 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
