Re: [cobalt-users] Extrem slow access via telnet (raq3)

[Mat Kovach <mkovach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Mar 08, 2000 at 06:27:10PM +0100, Oliver Ziltener wrote:
: I do telnet not to a name, i do telnet with ip address. So the raq should
: not query a dns server!
: or?

That has nothing to do with it.

You always connect to a machine with and IP address, DNS just allows you to 
use hostnames, but the connection is always made via TCP/IP from IP address
to IP address.  Machines that are connected to like to do DNS lookups on the
IP address connection, it easy reporting and can be used to verify that the 
person connection is not spoofing, etc.

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Mat Kovach                                      mkovach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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