Safari and Server Admin slow to launch on a Network Home Directory

I have an issue with Safari and Server Admin that started two days ago. When you attempt to launch Safari or Server Admin while logged into a Network Home Directory on an Intel Mac it will bounce about 10 times, stop bouncing, and then about a minute later launch and act normal. If you quit and reopen Safari you have to wait again. Server Admin exhibits similar behavior, although the delay is longer and there are long pauses while using the program. The network home folder is on an afp share on an Intel XServe w/ 10.5.5 and 4gb of ram.
Troubleshooting steps already done:
1. Same intel mac with a local user, Safari and Server Admin launches normally.
2. Same intel mac with a portable home directory user, Safari and Server Admin launches normally.
3. Same intel mac with a different network home directory user, Safari and Server Admin have the long delay.
4. Different intel mac with a network home directory user, Safari and Server Admin have the long delay.
5. Different intel mac with a local user, Safari and Server Admin launches normally.
6. Different intel mac with a portable home directory user, Safari and Server Admin launches normally.
7. PPC mac with same network home directory user, Safari and Server Admin launches normally.
8. Checked forward and reverse DNS lookups for the home directory servers.
9. Checked entire DNS zone for forward and reverse lookups.
10. These exact same symptoms began occurring the same day at another site I manage with a separate DNS and Open Directory structure in another city.
11. All other programs appear to behave normally as far as I've been able to tell.
I have the feeling that something strange is going on with DNS and Server Admin and Safari are trying to resolve something, time out, then try to act normally. I don't know why it would just affect intel macs. In addition, there were no setting changes or DNS alterations that happened that I am aware of. These symptoms are also happening at another site that I manage with a completely separate DNS and Open Directory structure. I'm puzzled, any help would be appreciated.

Upgraded to 10.5.6 and the issue disappeared. I don't know what what wrong, but I think it was DNS related...

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