Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 13:11:21 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Kevin Hendrix <kevin@rocksolid.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Extremely Slow FTP Logins Message-ID: <199801062111.NAA02789@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 06 Jan 1998 09:42:04 CST." <3.0.3.32.19980106094204.00815c90@rocksolid.net>
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>I am having problems with a couple of FreeBSD boxes and was searching >for some answers. Users are complaining about extremely slow FTP >logins. I've run some tests myself and come up with the same results >as my users. When connecting to the FTP port on my server, I can >enter my username and be immediately prompted for a password. When I >enter my password, there will be a 3-5 minute pause before it verifies >and allows me access to the system. Once logged in, there are no more >delays and the FTP session performs as expected. This sounds very much like a nameserver problem. The nameserver that serves the reverse DNS for the ftp client machines is down or unreachable. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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