Bash tries to connect to the internet

[DePriest, Jason R.]

Joel wrote:
> Why is it trying to access a DNS anyways? Is there any way to stop it
> from doing this?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Joel

What is your bash prompt (PS1) set to?
If you have '\h' in it, it will try to put your host name there and it
has to look it up before it can display it.

-Jason

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