Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 13:10:23 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Michael Joyner <mjoyner2@hq.dyns.cx> Cc: joe <joe-dated-1036563834.f2333b@dubium.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSH Delay problems Message-ID: <20021104121023.GC68683@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <1036131758.3dc21dae54439@imp.hq.dyns.cx> References: <200210312158.47996.joe@dubium.com> <200211011712.03207.jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au> <200210312222.08082.joe@dubium.com> <1036131758.3dc21dae54439@imp.hq.dyns.cx>
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# mjoyner2@hq.dyns.cx / 2002-11-01 01:22:38 -0500:
> Quoting joe <joe-dated-1036563834.f2333b@dubium.com>:
> > On October 31, 2002 10:12 pm, Jacob Rhoden wrote:
> > > On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:58, joe wrote:
> > > > There is a significant delay before ssh connects and returns a
> > > > prompt. I am on a private network, attempting a 192.168.0.XXX
> > > > 192.168.0.YYY connection. There is a distinct 1:15 min delay
> > > > before the password prompt appears. I have included the log of a
> > > > specific session.
> > >
> > > Summary of last thread: If your dns isnt setup properly then there
> > > will be a delay in connecting to the server. The reason for this is,
> > > the remote server is attempting to resolve the local machines ip
> > > address. If setup properly, it will resolve straight away. If dns is
> > > not setup properly, it tries and gives up (after about approximately
> > > 1:15 minutes I would suspect).
> > >
> > > You need to check the remote machine can resolve your local ip
> > > address. To test this on your remove machine type:
> > >
> > > nslookup 192.168.local.machine.ip.address
> >
> > Sorry, I should have mentioned these two machines are behind a firewall
> > and use private ip addresses. The hosts files identify each other
> > properly. Even if I attempt a connection using the ip address I
> > observe the same problem. Do you still think this is a DNS issue? I'm
> > not sure how it would be.
>
> Sounds like a DNS issue to me! :)
>
> You need to setup a local bind that will resolve and reverse resolve
> all your private #'s
note that it doesn't need to be Bind, you can use any DNS server.
djbdns has been doing me a very good service:
http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html
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