Subject: Re: SSH long delay on login
From: Jeff Ridder (jridder@gci.net)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 10:21:03 MDT
Does this only happen when your using this machine as a firewall?
Jeff Ridder
jridder@gci.net
> From: rgp systems <rgp@systame.com>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 09:52:53 -0400
> To: <minfrin@sharp.fm>, YDL <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Re: SSH long delay on login
>
> I discovered the problem is related to my installing a second NIC. With just
> one NIC active the problem doesn't happen.
>
> I'm very confused about how to configure this correctly. Used Linuxconf,
> netcfg, and did it by hand with ifconfig and route.
>
> I'll have to go over all my network settings step-by-step and see if I can
> figure it out.
>
>
>> From: Graham Leggett <minfrin@sharp.fm>
>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 09:20:01 +0200
>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Subject: Re: SSH long delay on login
>>
>> rgp systems wrote:
>>
>>> I just upgraded my 7200 from MkLinux to YDL. Had openssh running good on
>>> MkLinux and re-installed it on YDL. When I connect to the server the login
>>> screen appears immediately but it takes several minutes after logging in
>>> before the prompt appears. I used Openssh-1.2pre7-1.ppc.rpm I got from
>>> LinuxPPC site.
>>
>> Long delays like this are most often reverse DNS problems. The server on
>> the other side wants to do a reverse lookup on your IP address. If the
>> config is broken, it'll sit around for what seems like forever before
>> the DNS query times out and ssh gives up and gives you a prompt.
>>
>>> From your server, try "nslookup <client.ip.address>". If it takes ages
>> to answer, there's your problem.
>>
>> Regards,
> --
> Randy Perry
> rgp systems
>
> Mac Consulting/Sales
>
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