1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
index ed02642..d51489a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
@@ -364,12 +364,20 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			printf("%s: no stats routine\n", tp->pr_name);
 		exit(0);
 	}
+#if 0
 	/*
 	 * Keep file descriptors open to avoid overhead
 	 * of open/close on each call to get* routines.
 	 */
 	sethostent(1);
 	setnetent(1);
+#else
+	/*
+	 * This does not make sense any more with DNS being default over
+	 * the files.  Doing a setXXXXent(1) causes a tcp connection to be
+	 * used for the queries, which is slower.
+	 */
+#endif
 	if (iflag) {
 		intpr(interval, nl[N_IFNET].n_value);
 		exit(0);