Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 40573
lpr and netscape hang without network connection
Last modified: 2014-03-16 22:20:47 EDT
Description of Problem: I have a laptop that is connected to a network sometimes and sometimes not. Both netscape and lprng hang if I dont have a network connection. LPRng hangs on boot up trying to look for the printers I assume. I assume this ends at some point, but I have never had the patience to wait. Netscape hangs when it is opened. The only solution for the problem with netscape that I have found is to convert to another linuxconf profile that uses 192.168.1.??? addresses. I assume it decides not to look when it sees private addresses. How Reproducible: Happens every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Take your average workstation with network connection and unconnect it. 2. Reboot to see the lpr problem. Make sure all the printers are network printers - in particular, I was using smb printers. 3. To see the netscape problem, all you have to do is open it up. Actual Results: Hangs for a long time. Expected Results: It should keep looking probably, but in the background and in a way that doesnt hold the whole machine hostage. Additional Information:
It's attempting to do name resolution on any configured printers (in the case of lpd), or its normal startup DNS checks (in the case of netscape.) It's normal behavior, and in the case of netscape, unfixable.