Slow telnet login on LAN

[Marc Shapiro]

Can someone explain to me why this happens:

I have a two system LAN connected by a 4 port 10/100 switch.  One box is 
used exclusively as an Internet gateway.  I have a dialup connection and the 
connection is managed through this box (call it Box-1).  Since this is a 
dialup connection, it does NOT go through the switch.  It goes out through a 
56K modem.  I use my other, faster, computer (Box-2) for all of my day to 
day work.  If I telnet from Box-2 to Box-1 when Box-1 is NOT connected to 
the Net, then I get my login prompt immediately.  If Box-1 is connected to 
the Net, however, and I try to telnet to it, I get the connected message, 
and the "Escape character is '^].'" message immediately, but there is a 
delay of over 10 seconds before my login prompt is displayed.

Why is this?

Marc Shapiro

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