Slow Save Settings Without Internet Access

[NOYB]

Had an internet outage here a little while ago and noticed that without internet access, saving settings was very slow (System / General Setup).  In the order of about 1 to 2 minutes.  :(

pfSense 2.3 WAN <---> LAN pfSense 2.2.6 WAN <---> ISP Gateway

Point of outage was at ISP.  pfSense 2.2.6 WAN had link.  Just couldn't get a DHCP IP address.

[jimp]

Do you have AutoConfigBackup installed? Saving will be slow if that is installed but cannot reach the servers.

[NOYB]

If I do it happened without my knowledge.  I've not installed anything from the packages.