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Date:      Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:43:34 +0800
From:      "Foo Ji-Haw" <jhfoo@nexlabs.com>
To:        "Wojciech Puchar" <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: faster ssh session?
Message-ID:  <01f601c5f629$6912f7f0$c801a8c0@nexpc>
References:  <01bb01c5f624$afbe0a50$c801a8c0@nexpc> <20051201042247.V78580@chylonia.3miasto.net>

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Thanks for your quick response. I think Glenn's answer is better with the
UseDNS option.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wojciech Puchar" <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
To: "Foo Ji-Haw" <jhfoo@nexlabs.com>
Cc: <FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: faster ssh session?


> >
> > I have a well and working setup of FBSD 5.4. Nothing much to complain
about, but I hope to resolve this oddity.
> >
> > If I were to open a SSH connection to the box from an IP that cannot be
reverse dns queried, the box takes a little while before giving the username
prompt. Is there a way to turn off reverse dns query? This happens to the
smtp service (running on inetd) as well.
>
> it's more general problem - DNS queries have to timeout.
>
> quickest solution (if it's your private lan) is to add entries to
> /etc/hosts




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