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.
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