Sounds like a DNS issue to me! :)

You need to setup a local bind that will resolve and reverse resolve
all your private #'s

Quoting joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On October 31, 2002 10:12 pm, Jacob Rhoden wrote:
> > On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 16:58, joe wrote:
> > > There is a significant delay before ssh connects and returns a
> > > prompt. I am on a private network, attempting a 192.168.0.XXX
> > > 192.168.0.YYY connection.   There is a distinct 1:15 min delay
> > > before the password prompt appears.  I have included the log of a
> > > specific session.
> >
> > Summary of last thread: If your dns isnt setup properly then there
> > will be a delay in connecting to the server. The reason for this is,
> > the remote server is attempting to resolve the local machines ip
> > address. If setup properly, it will resolve straight away. If dns is
> > not setup properly, it tries and gives up (after about approximately
> > 1:15 minutes I would suspect).
> >
> > You need to check the remote machine can resolve your local ip
> > address. To test this on your remove machine type:
> >
> >    nslookup 192.168.local.machine.ip.address
> 
> 
> Sorry, I should have mentioned these two machines are behind a firewall 
> and use private ip addresses. The hosts files identify each other 
> properly. Even if I attempt a connection using the ip address  I 
> observe the same problem. Do you still think this is a DNS issue?  I'm 
> not sure how it would be.
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Joe Sotham
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Christianity got over the difficulty of furious opposites
> by keeping them both and keeping them furious.
>                       - G.K. Chesterton
> 
>                             
> 
> 
> 
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
> 


-- 
FreeBSD System Administrator
http://manhattan.hq.dyns.cx/

-------------------------------------------------
This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/

To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message

Reply via email to