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peturingi
April 2nd, 2011, 11:14 AM
Most Linux distributions, unlike OpenSuSE, OS X and Windows, do not have a DNS Cache service installed by default.

Your computer will need to lookup a website’s IP address every time you visit it. The lookup request is passed on to the DNS server(s) specified in the /etc/resolv.conf file. It will take the server a few ms (milliseconds) at best to respond. It can take a ‘long’ time if your using a slow Internet connection (or a wireless LAN).

http://www.petur.eu/blog/?p=409