Re: ftpd - slow to connect
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 05:36:27PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote:
Hi,
> I'm running the standard ftpd on my debian (potato) machine. When I ftp in,
> there is a 20 second pause between the message "Connected to <machine>" and the
> login prompt actually coming up. Is there any reason for this delay? Is it a
> setting somewhere or something? I can't imagine what it could be doing that
> would take 20 seconds...
Is your DNS setup corect?
Check your logs with tail -f and try to find out when it hangs.
This ist mostly the point when the ftpd tries to lookup your remote
DNS name or IP.
Sven
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