[PLUG] Remote login via ssh

Derek Loree drl at drloree.com
Mon Mar 8 22:42:02 UTC 2004


On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 20:05, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   This is an interesting problem that you SysAdmin types could probably
> answer off the top of your head. But, I don't know where to start looking.
> 
>   When I try to initiate a remote login to my domain name with ssh the
> process hangs after a couple of steps (as seen when running ssh with '-vv').
> But, when I invoke ssh with the IP address the connection is almost instant.
> 
>   I suspect this is related to the DNS server at the company providing 'Net
> access in hotels, airports and the like, but the IP address and domain name
> have been associated for several years.
> 
>   Your thoughts on what can cause this behavior is greatly appreciated.

You could try tcptraceroute, it would at least show where the slow down
or failure is happening.

Good Luck,

Derek Loree





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