> > For some reason, it's taking 30+ seconds to SSH into a server that's > > powering a small LAN to respond to my SSH attempts with the UserID and > > password prompt. I don't really remember it taking this long before, > > but I'm not sure. Takes a decent amount of time to respond even after I > > type in the userID and password. Once I get in, the response times from > > the server are fine. Anybody else having this sort of problem? > > > > Sounds normal to me. Sometimes my login goes fast, sometimes slow. > Don't really know why. Maybe someone else on the list will enlighten > us. > kent
Is the IP of the machine you're logging in resolvable? If not, you have to wait for a DNS timeout.