Subject: Re: ProFTP slow response - further update
From: Timothy A. Seufert (tas@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Dec 12 2001 - 15:33:11 MST
At 8:52 PM +1100 12/12/01, Terry Allen wrote:
>Hi again,
> In regards to my previous posts on ProFTP responding very
>slooooowly, I have come up with a half solution, but it's a fudge, so I
>still need a little help if possible please. Read on...
> When I installed YDL 2.1 (everything install - default setup -
>anonymous FTP disabled), I set the IP to a different IP than the current
>server so I could run it while connected to the Internet.
> Now I'm configuring the server to replace the current one, I've had
>to disconnect it from the network.
> When I reboot the machine, ftp login is very slooooow, until I
>change the IP address (using Webmin) & then login to ftp is instant. If I
>change the IP back to the address I will be using (i.e. the current
>server's IP), it's still instant login response, unless I boot the machine
>again - when it becomes slow again.
> The IP address change is the only change I made to the setup, so
>something seems a bit odd.
> If anyone can help out here, please get back to me.
I didn't see your earlier messages, but usually slow login problems
are because proftpd (or any other service) can't do a reverse DNS
lookup on the IP address of the computer that's logging in.
-- Tim Seufert
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