Re: Slow connecting process

From: Nico Kadel-Garcia (nkadel_at_verizon.net)
Date: 05/25/03

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    Robert Schultz wrote:
    > Nico Kadel-Garcia schrieb:
    >
    >>Robert Schultz wrote:
    >>
    >>>Hi.
    >>>
    >>>I've set up a linux machine (SuSE 8.2) and am trying to remote connect
    >>>via ssh using either another SuSE command-line ssh or Windows SSH.
    >>>
    >>>No matter which one I log in with, it takes about 25 seconds from
    >>>entering the username until he asks for my password.
    >>>
    >>
    >>*THAT* sounds like the classic reverse DNS problem. If your client does
    >>not have good reverse DNS setup, the reporting done by the server takes
    >>that long to time out on the reverse DNS lookup.
    >
    >
    > OK, I got it fixed, problem was that its gateway rejected routing for
    > its IP, so it could not find name servers.

    Ouch. Yeah, that sort of fun and games is why I dislike casual use of
    the reverse DNS logging. It's usually far more annoying than useful.


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