Re: [cobalt-users] Slow telnet and reverse DNS?!?

[Paul Schreiber <cheesefactory@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- cobalt-users <cobalt-users@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I came up with the following from the Cobalt knowledgebase which
> describes
> a problem we're having here, but I don't understand the answer  - what
> have reverse DNS lookups got to do with this !?!? Can anyone explain?
[snip]

>       When I go to telnet into my Cobalt server locally, the login comes
> up really slow. Same slow response comes from the browser. But when I
> telnet in from another machine, outside of my network, everything
> comes up fine. What is wrong?
> 
>       Response
> On the workstation, try changing the primary DNS to another server.
> The current DNS server may have problems doing a reverse lookup, and is
> causing the slow responses.

<this is fuzzy>

I can't really explain, but I once had a similar problem with a non-cobalt
server. When you telnet in, I believe the raq tries to look up your
hostname by its IP number, and it stalls.

Try changing the DNS like it said.


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Wow, I feel special. :)

Paul

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