Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 12:04:04 -0400 From: Dwayne MacKinnon <Dwayne.MacKinnon@xwave.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PUzzling sshd behaviour Message-ID: <3F58B3F4.3020502@xwave.com> In-Reply-To: <20030905154646.GA59881@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <3F589E94.1080508@xwave.com> <20030905154646.GA59881@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 10:32:52AM -0400, Dwayne MacKinnon wrote:
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>
>>Anyone else see this type of thing before? I did some research on the
>>lists but all I ever saw was a problem with reading resolv.conf. That's
>>not the case here, because it's definitely picking up the nameserver
>>from that file.
>
>
> The fact that sshd requires reverse IP resolution is well-known
> behaviour. It's probably the most common FAQ about sshd ("Why is my
> login taking 60 seconds to present the password prompt?").
>
> Kris
That much I know. I was just wondering why the daemon is trying DNS
lookup when the IP in question is listed in /etc/hosts. I thought
listings in /etc/hosts would supercede the need for a DNS lookup. Of
course, I could be wrong... it wouldn't be the first time. :-)
Cheers,
DMK
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