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> References: <a9f4a3860602271746u435a7c9eq45eee3ddd3b3fa87@mail.gmail.com> <440434E5.5050701@dial.pipex.com> <a9f4a3860603011318l177165f0je96a0e7695d1ed35@mail.gmail.com> <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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