Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 11:56:42 -0500 (EST) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: Kevin Hendrix <kevin@rocksolid.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Extremely Slow FTP Logins Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980106115620.5174A-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19980106094204.00815c90@rocksolid.net>
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Do these machines have multiple IPs on them?
Charles Sprickman
spork@super-g.com
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On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Kevin Hendrix wrote:
> Hi.
>
> 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.
>
> The problem is that most of my users use M$ Win95 based FTP clients
> which croak on the long pause after entering the password. Any help
> on the problem would be appreciated.
>
> Let me tell you a little about our network (in order to give you a
> more full picture of what is going on). My servers operated on a
> dedicated T1 to MCI which is not heavily loaded, and all of my users
> come in through this connection. Most users connect from various
> dial-up providers from across the US, but I've already ruled out the
> possibility of general "netlag" causing the problems. The problem
> existed even while accessing the server on internal 10MB ethernet
> connections.
>
> I have experienced this problem on servers running both v2.2.1 and
> v2.2.2 of FreeBSD. Our servers are PPro200 machines with 128MB
> memory, SCSI HDD, and Cogent 10/100 etherenet adapters (DEC PCI)
> running into a 100MB ethernet switch.
>
> Again, any help on the problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>
> kevin
> kevin@rocksolid.net
>
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