On Sat,  5 Jun 2004, mark@theswamp.org wrote:
> I can ping 127.0.0.1 just fine, and it's fast, where as, if I ping 
> 192.168.131.5 or 24.xx.208.46 it takes a long time to get going but 
> eventually does. 

Would "a long time" be, like, 30 seconds?  Does "ping -n" work any faster?
 If so, check your name service.  

--jkl