I can replicate this problem on ubuntu 10.10, configuring ssh not to do GSSAPIAuthentication stops it from taking so long to authenticate, thank you for the workaround.
-- ssh client pauses during GSS negotiation due to delay on reverse lookup in avahi https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/416264 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs