Re: [OT] A simple network question - login hangs
Peter Howell Jr, 2001-Nov-08 11:36 -0500:
> Now I can ping either computer from the other one, and all appears well.
> When I try to telnet of ftp between them, however, I get the login prompt,
> and then the connection just hangs. Any ideas?
> Peter
Could be that the remote system is trying to resolve the local
end through dns, which is no longer reachable. Remove or rename
/etc/resolv.conf and that should disable the dns lookup, which
should enable the telnet and ftp.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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