Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 20:38:00 +0200 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua> To: hometeam <hometeam@techpower.net> Cc: "Paul T. Root" <proot@iaces.com>, dcs@newsguy.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: TCP/IP problem Message-ID: <19990326203800.A91733@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903261323300.3370-100000@techpower.net>; from hometeam on Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 01:25:54PM -0500 References: <19990326194737.A81739@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903261323300.3370-100000@techpower.net>
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You're missing my point. Whether you specify IP or the name of the SERVER -- it doesn't make sense. The server (e.g., telnetd) makes a reverse lookup (PTR query) on the client's IP. On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 01:25:54PM -0500, hometeam wrote: > > makes no differance using the ip address there will be no lookup of the > name to map. > > > On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 10:58:51AM -0500, hometeam wrote: > > > > > > Yeah that why I suggested connecting with the ip address of the site. > > > > > > > No, this won't help in the case of DNS reverse lookup problem. > > The server you're connecting to is doing reverse lookup on the > > client IP. If the DNS is shut down, it will block the connection > > until timeout has expired. > > > > A quick check if this is a DNS related problem might be to turn off > > the DNS support on the server you're trying to connect to. > > This can be done by editing /etc/host.conf on *BSD, or whatever > > appropriate for another OS. > > > > -- > > Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA of the > > ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank > > +380.652.247.647 Simferopol, Ukraine > > > > http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve > > http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA of the ru@ucb.crimea.ua United Commercial Bank +380.652.247.647 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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