Re: Telnet to the router
On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Kevin Traas wrote:
> The reason for the problem is that telnet (and ftp, etc.) try to do a
> reverse name lookup on the IP address of the incoming connection. There are
> lots of ways to get around this problem, but I've idea on how to stop this
> lookup from happening.
>
> ***IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING THEM***
>
> You can solve the problem by adding the ip and *any* hostname to /etc/hosts
> on the box you're connecting to. This wil allow the IP to be resolved (even
> if wrongly...). (This solution won't for my situation - thus my
> headline/cry-for-help above....)
Add a firewall rule to block outgoing port 113 (ident) using reject (not deny).
This should make the ident fail instantly, and the long wait should be gone.
Paul
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