[LI] ping is fast, login prompt is slow!

[Raj Mathur <raju@xxxxxxx>]

Old problem.  Telnet runs through tcpwrappers, which tries to reverse
resolve the connecting IP into a hostname.  If that is not enabled, it 
takes a long time to timeout.

Solutions:

1.  Disable tcpwrappers.  Bad Idea(tm).

2.  Put the named and IP's of hosts which will be connecting to the
Linux box in /etc/hosts.

3.  Run DNS.

4.  Point to your existing DNS server if you have one.

-- Raju

>>>>> "Rohit" == Rohit Singh <rohit_singh@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

    Rohit> Hi!  I've just installed Red Hat 6 on a P-II 450 smp, 128
    Rohit> MB Ram box.

    Rohit> When I telnet to it from other nodes on the subnet, the
    Rohit> connection gets established very fast (it's slower through
    Rohit> Windows Telnet, though!), but I get the /etc/issue message
    Rohit> and Login prompt after ages!
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