try adding all the machines on your home network to the /etc/hosts file.
Redhat always trys to lookup the address of a foreigh client before
allowing a ftp/telnet connection to be made.
-Matt
At 05:36 AM 6/30/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Hello:
>
>I recently upgraded a computer (an old 486sx/25) on my home network to
>use RedHat Linux 5.1 (I previously had RedHat 4.1 running on it). Since
>the upgrade, initial telnet and ftp connections take a very long time to
>complete. Once connected, throughput is fine. (I don't know if this is a
>clue, but when a telnet connection has been obtained, the 'who' command
>seems to hang--it displays a the names but doesn't return to the shell
>prompt; if not remote connections are on, it works normally) Also, http
>connections to Apache are very fast, so I don't think this is a general
>network or hardware problem. I tried disabling the firewall, samba, etc.
>to determine what the slow down was. I also loaded Linux onto the other
>computer (a Pentium Pro 200) on the network (it normally runs Windows
>95) in an attempt to eliminate Windows related variables. Connecting
>from the 486 to the Pentium or from the Pentium to the 486 both
>exhibited the same behavior. Previously, under RedHat Linux 4.1, telnet
>and ftp connections happened very quickly.
>
>Are there some kind of configuration parameters that I need to adjust
>that have changed from 4.1=>5.1? I've looked at the RedHat Linux
>Installation Guide but didn't find what I was looking for.
>
>Thanks,
>
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