Slow telnet login on LAN
Can someone explain to me why this happens:
I have a two system LAN connected by a 4 port 10/100 switch. One box is
used exclusively as an Internet gateway. I have a dialup connection and the
connection is managed through this box (call it Box-1). Since this is a
dialup connection, it does NOT go through the switch. It goes out through a
56K modem. I use my other, faster, computer (Box-2) for all of my day to
day work. If I telnet from Box-2 to Box-1 when Box-1 is NOT connected to
the Net, then I get my login prompt immediately. If Box-1 is connected to
the Net, however, and I try to telnet to it, I get the connected message,
and the "Escape character is '^].'" message immediately, but there is a
delay of over 10 seconds before my login prompt is displayed.
Why is this?
Marc Shapiro
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