[Xitami] reply from localhost *sometimes* slow?

[Dan Baker]

something I've been wondering for a while.... Sometimes when I request a
page that is on my //localhost, the browser takes several (2-10) seconds
to get a reply, but other times it is really speedy.

Is there something in my configuration of xitami or networking control
panel that I can check to help my machine find localhost quickly all the
time? My internet connection is thru @home which has no gateway defined,
no DNS (they use DCHP enabled), dynamic IP addresses and the like.
additionally, I just added a dlink 713p wireless router/firewall so I
can share my connection between two home computers and have home file
sharing.

I am running a localhost on a win98 machine for some local utility
pages. 

thanx,

D