As per my previous message, check and make sure you can do a reverse
lookup for your local net.  You might also try turning on DNS lookup
tracing (send named a SIGWINCH)...

On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Amitai Schlair wrote:

> David A. Gatwood wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, Amitai Schlair wrote:
> > 
> > > A couple weeks ago, I noticed that it was starting to take an unusual
> > > while (30 seconds and up, sometimes several minutes) to access services
> > > that require authentication (like telnet and qpopper). Sometimes, I
> > > can't access anything at all; even httpd and the rest take a seat!
> > > (IPFilter never has trouble, fortunately, else I might have no way of
> > > sending this message!)
> > 
> > Here's a guess.  Check and make sure your nameserver is working, assuming
> > you're connecting from a host that has a DNS entry.  If you don't have a
> > nameserver running, make sure your configuration is set up not to try dns
> > (I forget which file in /etc it is).  My bet is that it's waiting for a
> > DNS lookup to time out, which would take a while.  Does telnet work
> > correctly after the initial connection?
> 
> My POP and telnet client are very clear about the status of name
> resolution, so I can be sure that there are no DNS problems. The name
> lookup completes right away, and _then_ I get the unusual delays. :(
> 
> - Amitai
> 
> -- 
> I believe that the power to make money is a gift from God.
>      -- John D. Rockefeller
> 

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