Re: [linux-tr] Telnet and ftp services very slow to start

["Michael R. Eckhoff" <foobar@null.net>]

I'll put a dollar on a DNS issue.  Make sure your DNS is setup properly or that
all of the hosts are in the /etc/hosts files.

Mike

On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, drequena@cscploenzke.de wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
>      Recently I have instaled a TR nic in a debian 2.0 (kernel 2.0.34) box.
> 
>      Almost everything seems to work fine: linux is routing trafic between
> the TR ring and
> an ethernet segment, apache is reachable from everywhere, ping is <10 ms,
> etc.
> 
>      My only concern is that this linux box is taking about 5 minutes to
> start telnet or ftp
> connections. I mean, you open a telnet window in a workstation and after
> waiting 5 min. you get
> a login prompt. After the connection is stablished it remains at normal
> speed until closed.
> 
>      Same for ftp.
> 
>      Could someone bring some light here?
>      Thanks in advance.
> 
> David Requena
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