UDP ok but TCP delayed

[Bob McIsaac]

Hi:

Got helpful replies before but still have a mystery 10 second delay
on a TCP connection. Slashdot takes with all it's links takes about
30 seconds to load in any browser.  One tiny email displays a 10sec
progress bar.  Yet ping, FTP,  or pkg_add seems normal.  I get the
same result on 2 different computers. Both work fine with Linux.

My interest in FreeBSD is as an alternative for embedded projects
where Linux would typically be an automatic choice.

I confirmed with tcpdump that my ISP nameserver replies with
an IP address and nothing happens for 10 seconds until my
browser makes the connection.

Here are my configuration files. I am hoping someone spots
something amiss. 

# ---- loader.conf -----------
snd_via8233_load="YES"

# ---- /etc/rc.conf. --------
linux_enable="NO"
moused_enable="YES"
moused_port="/dev/psm0"
moused_type="intellimouse"
usbd_enable="YES"
tcp_keepalive="NO"
ifconfig_vr0="DHCP"
hostname="buffy.feline.cat"
apache_enable="YES"

# -- /etc/resolv.conf ---
nameserver 192.168.1.254

# --- /etc/hosts ---
::1       localhost.home.com localhost
127.0.0.1  localhost.home.com localhost
127.0.0.1  buffy.feline.cat buffy

# --- /etc/hosts.allow
ALL : ALL : allow