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Date:      Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:09:54 -0800
From:      "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SSHD working in a funky fashion
Message-ID:  <a9f4a3860603020909j2731b672n612da6ded109dd0a@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4406C56F.1030800@dial.pipex.com>
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On 3/2/06, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> Kurt Buff wrote:
>
> >On 2/28/06, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> 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



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