Quick with IP address, slow with net. name.

[Jonathan Morton]

>Hi,
>I'm running vnc server on a Win. NT PC which I can connect to using the
>viewer on another NT PC without any problems. If I connect using the IP
>address of the server machine, the viewing window appears instantly, but
>if I specify the servers network name, it takes over a minute to
>connect. Any ideas why there's such a difference ? Help appreciated.

Classic DNS problem.  Most likely your DNS server is overloaded or
specified incorrectly.

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