Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 17:27:11 +0000 () From: Paul Sondhu <paul@troi.comcirc.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: The time it take to log in when network connection is down Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960416171709.22128A-100000@troi.comcirc.com.au>
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I have noticed that when our internet connection is down, it takes a long time to login into our main internet server. Our server is a FreeBSD 2.0.5 machine and it handles email, dialup and DNS. After the password is typed in, the 'You have mail' prompt comes up as usual but the shell prompt takes a few minutes to appear before you can start using the shell. What I mean by our internet connection being down is when our LAN is disconnected from our service provider. Its not a problem since it only happens when our connection has been disconnected which is quite rare. Just out of interest, I'd just like to know why it happens? Regards, Paul.
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