[Info-vax] Telnet problems

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

tothestarsby2100 <tomarsin2015 at comcast.net> wrote:
(snip)

> Problem is when ever I try to telnet it takes 1 minute and 5 seconds
> (yes I timed it) before I get a username
> prompt. This is the only system that I'm  having problems with

The traditional reason for this is that there is no reverse
lookup (PTR entry) for your address in the DNS.

The server tries to look up your address, to find your hostname
(such as for the log), and waits for the DNS reply.  When the DNS
times out, then it does something else (like put in the IP address),
and that is your delay.

-- glen