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Date:      Tue, 10 Jan 1995 23:56:00 -0500 (EST)
From:      Marc Ramirez <mrami@remote1-line1.cis.yale.edu>
To:        David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: DECserver problems 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.91.950110235248.3448D-100000@remote1-line1.cis.yale.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199501110447.UAA00302@corbin.Root.COM>

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On Tue, 10 Jan 1995, David Greenman wrote:

> >I am running a FreeBSD 2.0R system here, and I am having a curious 
> >problem when trying to telnet into the machine from a DECserver (not sure 
> >of the model, speaks TCP/IP).  I get the login: prompt and type in a 
> >valid username, then I see Password:, I type in the password, and nothing 
> >happens.  I'm not sure if it's hanging before or after it tries to get 
> 
>    How long did you wait? :-)

Not very long; I'm an impatient person. :) 

>    Seriously, this sounds very much like the DNS lookup is stalling - does
> this sound like it could be the problem? If it is, it should magically come to
> life after about 2 minutes.

This very well could be it... I'll give it a try tomorrow.  Assuming you 
are right, is there a way I can circumvent this problem (besides 
'properly administer the network'... not in my hands)?

Marc.

--
DeForrest Gump - "Dammit, Jim!  Life is like a box of chocolates!"




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