Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:54:14 -0700 From: "J. Johnston" <jeremy@stormy.smart-serv.net> To: Simon Morgan <sjmorgan@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD mailinglist <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cannot ssh to machine on lan when it has no internet connection Message-ID: <430F10F6.5040905@stormy.smart-serv.net> In-Reply-To: <de63970c0508260255112d9ca9@mail.gmail.com> References: <de63970c05082502513e1a868b@mail.gmail.com> <430DC324.6030708@thegeekzone.com> <de63970c0508260255112d9ca9@mail.gmail.com>
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Simon Morgan wrote: >On 8/25/05, Ben Pratt <ben@thegeekzone.com> wrote: > > >>I'm not sure if this will work or not but try setting up /etc/hosts to >>reflect your LAN. I had a friend who had issues when, even though he was >>connected to the Internet, he had DNS messed up on his FreeBSD system. >>I'm thinking the SSH server is trying to do some DNS lookups and if you >>set your hosts file to have the information about the client machine >>that may be resolved. >> >> > >Just to let you know I tried your suggestion and unfortunately it didn't work. >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > You could set the UseDNS option in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to no. I found this helps when there is no available DNS servers. -- Jeremy Johnston (President / Developer) SmartServ Hosting Email: jeremy@smart-serv.net Phone: 1-250-402-6634 Ext. 201 Cell: 1-250-402-9583 | 2504029583@msg.telus.com (150 Characters max) Fax: 1-250-402-6634 Toll Free: 1-866-702-2904
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