I wrote: > I'm running sshd from woody's ssh package (3.4p1-1.woody.3). When I > try to connect from a host which has no reverse DNS entry, sshd > refuses the connection. From ethereal, I see that immediately before > closing the ssh connection, the server is issuing a reverse DNS query, > which returns "no such name". > [ snip ] > > This is happening when the client is on a different subnet than the > server. When I connect from a host on the same subnet as the server, > no reverse DNS query is performed.
That last statement was bogus: the subnet wasn't the issue. No reverse DNS query was done because that client host was listed in /etc/hosts on the server. -David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
