Thats because the hosts file in /etc doesnt have a match for your IP address
or DNS isnt resolving your IP.
Add your IP and a name to the /etc/hosts file and that wont happen.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 5:39 AM
Subject: [newbie] telnet,ftp up & working & SLOW
> I have a Linux box that has both telnet and wu-ftp servers running.
> THe problem I am having is when I telnet or ftp into them I get the
> connecting message. About 1-2 min later I get asked for a user name and
> password. Any idea's as to why this is so slow. I have tried it with
> both the standard ftpd that ships with Mandrake 7.2 and wu-ftp. I have
> also used inetd and xinetd but that doesn't make a difference... is there
> a config file somewhere I am overlooking?
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> Michael.
>
>
>
