On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 09:31, Hooton, Gerard wrote:
> Hello all,
> When I ping a host using its FQDN the rate at which the pings go out is much
> slower
> than if I use its IP address.
> Any ideas why ?
It sounds like delays looking up the name in the DNS.
Check that your system is configured for the right name server:
UCC has several (inside UCC, call x567 for help)
///Peter
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