Long access time for static web page on virtual machine
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My setup
- Windows 7 on workstation that I use at work (with domain) and home (no domain)
 - Virtual machine (VMWare) that runs Arch Linux (I will call it just "Linux") with network interface in bridged mode.
 - Linux serves web pages with Nginx.
 IP address of Linux machine is 192.168.0.16 and is added to C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts:
192.168.0.16 bridged bri
IP address of Windows workstation is added to /etc/hosts:
192.168.0.10 workstation
I can add more details to my setup description (I am not sure what is relevant).
The question
Often (but not always) it takes long time for a web browser (Firefox) to open static web page served by Linux. I am sure it is not a performance issue.
To be more specific: it takes about ~20 seconds to resolve(?) the address http://bridged
 for a web browser.
Additionally I have just installed samba service and noticed similar problem, so it is not specific to browser & http. Initial access for samba shares also takes long time.
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