Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 17:42:44 +0800 From: Foo Ji-Haw <jhfoo@nexlabs.com> To: "Peter N. M. Hansteen" <peter@bgnett.no> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Big delay between login as: and Password: Message-ID: <42847694.70800@nexlabs.com> In-Reply-To: <86vf5nh6ff.fsf@amidala.datadok.no> References: <20050512213003.5E5B14BEAF@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com> <86vf5nh6ff.fsf@amidala.datadok.no>
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I have the same experience as Fafa on the login delay, and as Peter said. It is due to the name resolution process. Is there a way to disable the lookup for clients who come from an IP with a proper reverse lookup? Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote: >"Fafa Hafiz Krantz" <fteg@london.com> writes: > > > >>I'm experiencing a rather unusual delay in between login as: >>and Password: when I SSH in via PuTTY -- it lasts for about 1 >>minute, maybe a bit more. How can this be? >> >> > >Sounds like your name resolution isn't quite what it should be. Delays >like these are common when either your reverse lookup isn't correct or >the name servers your domain/IP range are unavailable or slow in >answering. > > >
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