On 3/2/06, Alex Zbyslaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kurt Buff wrote: > > >On 2/28/06, Alex Zbyslaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Kurt Buff wrote: > >> > >>>sshd: fatal: timeout before authentication from 192.168.11.63 > >>> > >>Can you ssh from one of your other FreeBSD boxes to this box? If not > >>then try "ssh -v -v -v" which may point you in the right direction. > > > >Well, today it's working, but it's veeeeeerrrrrrrryyyyyyy slow to log > >into, from the Windows boxes. From the FreeBSD boxes it's just a bit > >slow to log in. > > > Slow SSH authentication is often down to squiffy DNS resolution. Does > the FreeBSD host know the names of the windows boxes? If you set > "UseDNS no" in the sshd_config file (don't forget to restart sshd) does > the login suddenly speed up? (I don't recommend that as a final > solution, but if login does speed up then at least we know it's a DNS > issue). > > --Alex
We have a winner! I installed the OS at the same time I was changing the IP addresses of my DNS servers, and put the old addresses in my resolv.conf. I am now a happier man. Thanks! Kurt _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
