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Date:      Sat, 10 May 1997 22:01:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andrew Webster <andrew@fortress.org>
To:        Bernard Courtney <bc@bythehand.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Telnet Problems With 2.2.1
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970510220033.578A-100000@guardian.fortress.org>
In-Reply-To: <33752339.CE4@bythehand.com>

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On Sat, 10 May 1997, Bernard Courtney wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.1 on my web server.  It is a P-75 with 64MB
> of memory.  I previously had FreeBSD 2.1.5 installed on it.  When I now
> telnet the the machenes IP address over my local network it takes at
> least 3 min. for the login prompt to come up.  I never had this problem
> with 2.1.5,   I have no idea what might be causing this problem.
> Thanks in advance for all of your help.

Hi,

Most likely that the system can't resolve the IP address that you are
telnetting FROM into a hostname.  Make sure your in-addr.arpa domains are
correctly registered and operating.

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