On 21 Aug 2001 11:02:56 -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote: > Hi all, > > I have read all over the web that most telnet and ssh connections > that are slow, are due to DNS problems. (I don't imagine this the case for me, > but you never know) > > Well, I sorta have that problem but not really. > Here it is, > When I reboot my windoze box and I receive an IP from my Linux box, > which is acting as a firewall box to my cable modem, and then > I try to ssh into the linux box, there is NO slowness. > > My windoze box: 10.0.0.80 > > Debian: eth0= 24.69.69.x > eth1= 10.0.0.1 > > But when I leave my win box on over night, wake up and right away > try to ssh or telnet into the linux box, the connection is slow. > (I'm only refering to login slowness) once I'm logged in, its normal > Sometimes, I can refresh my IP with "winipcfg" and then the ssh connection > becomes fast again. > Is this normal, since no activity is happening over night and something > needs to kick start it? > Bad nics? > Everytime I reboot my windoze, everything is normal and fast again.
Sounds like you're swapping something to disk overnight that gets swapped in the next morning. Check your ps -aux before and after your observed slowness and post the output if you want it dissected. I don't think it's anything to worry about. --mike
