[Solved] A note and question about slow hostname lookups

I reinstalled Arch recently and the first thing I noticed was slow resolve times on hostname lookups. This didn't happen on all webpages but did on about 50% of them. This also happened on downloads from pacman %100 percent of the time. I have done a good bit of research and most of the points led to nssswich. One website said to try using this in nsswitch.conf:
hosts: files[NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue] dns [NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=return] nis
With this it appears (after about 20 minutes of testing) that firefox lookups are again behaving normal again. However, pacman is still having slow lookups (about 30 seconds for each package). Does anyone know what could be the problem here. I dont' know much about nsswitch or how it could be the problem. Is there a way to help return pacman to regular lookup times?
Last edited by Gen2ly (2010-11-05 18:13:34)

Yeah, no problem.
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost pavilion
# End of file
# The Hosts File Project http://hostsfile.mine.nu
# Global Advert Servers Blocklist - Personal Edition
# Release 2010-1-26
# Servers Verified as up and running 2010-1-26 (by dns exploration)
# Updated sorted and maintained by Andrew Short (sh0rtie)
# Contact: [email protected]
# A big thank you to all contributers (too many to mention)
# who really have made this project a success, well done :)
# Licensed under the LGPL a copy of the license may be viewed at
# http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
# WARNING:
# This file is *extremely comprehensive* and some sites might be
# included here that you wish to visit, if this is the case you can
# deactivate the block on that site by placing a # (octothorpe)symbol
# before its entry, this will deactivate blocking on that server
# so for example #127.0.0.1 foobar.com
# will enable you to visit foobar.com or you can just simply delete
# the line that contains the site you wish to visit.
# NB:
# For some computer software updates you may need to disable
# this file in order to perform the update, if you have problems
# rename this file from "hosts" to "hosts.txt" reboot then perform
# the update and then rename this file back to "hosts" to re-enable it
# You must keep the below lines
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 007arcadegames.com
127.0.0.1 00fun.com
127.0.0.1 00inkjets.com
127.0.0.1 00pro.com
127.0.0.1 00web.com
I use the hosts files to to block advertisements which is the stuff trailing on the end and continuing. Think there might be a problemt here?

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4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Now, when you add new pics, that's where they will go - obviously, as long as the disk is attached to your Mac and not in the closet
The longevity of storage is a matter of some debate. Optical media (CD & DVD) are rated in years, but none have been around long enough to know if those ratings are accurate. My solution to that problem is to burn a copy of my library to DVD twice a year, so that gets renewed every six months or so. I also upload my library to FLICKR.
I guess the point of backing up is that it's an ongoing process, not a single event.
Regards
TD

This is NOT a question about retreiving whatsapp msgs :)

Hey guys,
So after I realized there is no way of retreiving my whatsapp msgs and history from my stolen droid, I have another question, seemignly a more simple one:
If I lost my phone 2.5 months ago and havn't installed whatsapp on my new phone since then (on my friend's whatsapp it still says that I was "Last seen online on 01/08/13"), so is it possible that somehow I will be able to get the messages ppl sent me from that date until now? I mean the messages would all be marked as unread and since I did not sign in from any other phone, I wonder if those msgs (only from the last 2 months) are still availible for me to receive them from a new phone upon signing in.
Again, I am not talking about mesages that were there forever and been read before the phone was stolen, only those which nobody read after it was stolen. Would greatly appriciate if anyone knows if and how to get those precious messages.
Thanks!

Probably a question you should ask the app developer or look at their support site.

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