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  From: Robert Wuttke <robert.wuttke@disc.com.au>
  To  : LanSol Computers" <steve@lansol.com.au>, <steve@lansol.com.au>
  Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:05:11 +0930

Re: Network problems

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Do you have DNS or /etc/hosts setup on the Linux box ? Lot's of inetd =
services need to be able to reverse map the IP address of the connecting =
computer to find the host name and has to timeout if it can't find this. =
The same problem happened at UniSA some years ago when they upgraded a =
Solaris version, the new versions inetd had this requirement and =
suddnely all the PC's took about 30-40 seconds before the login prompt =
appeared. I don't know if this feature can be turned off, hopefully =
someone out there will be able to say if you can or can't.

There is also the issue of processing power/disk speed on the Linux box, =
obviously a 486DX50 with a 500Mb drive wil take a little while (this is =
from experience, this is my current Linux box at home!).

I forgot this myself when setting up this box and couldn't telnet into =
it from a Win98 box until I put it's details in /etc/hosts.

Hope this helps.

Rob Wuttke.
    -----Original Message-----
    From: LanSol Computers <steve@lansol.com.au>
    To: linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
    Date: Thursday, 29 April 1999 8:02 PM
    Subject: Network problems
   =20
   =20
        I am a new comer to Linux and have Red hat 5.2 up and running OK =
but am having a few problems with access accross a network. The main =
problem is that when I try and Telnet or use a unix client to connect to =
the Linux box the login prompt will take at least 30 sec to appear on =
the screen, I can then log in ok and do what every I like. I have =
reinstalled Linux several times tryed two different NIC one a NE2000 PCI =
clone and an EtherExpress Pro. I can always ping the Linux box from NT =
or win95 and the web page from Apache comes up straight away. FTP also =
times out from NT and also has a lot of trouble connecting from a SCO =
box to Linux, yet the Linux box can FTP to the SCO OK.=20
        I am also trying to setup Samba and found that the server name =
appears when browsing from NT but when I try and look at the shares it =
comes back with Network path not found, not sure if all this is related =
or not. Has anyone else had this touble.
    =20
    Steve Sloan
    =20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Do you have DNS or /etc/hosts setup =
on the Linux=20
box ? Lot's of inetd services need to be able to reverse map the IP =
address of=20
the connecting computer to find the host name and has to timeout if it =
can't=20
find this. The same problem happened at UniSA some years ago when they =
upgraded=20
a Solaris version, the new versions inetd had this requirement and =
suddnely all=20
the PC's took about 30-40 seconds before the login prompt appeared. I =
don't know=20
if this feature can be turned off, hopefully someone out there will be =
able to=20
say if you can or can't.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>There is also the issue of processing power/disk =
speed on the=20
Linux box, obviously a 486DX50 with a 500Mb drive wil take a little =
while (this=20
is from experience, this is my current Linux box at home!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I forgot this myself when setting up this box and =
couldn't=20
telnet into it from a Win98 box until I put it's details in=20
/etc/hosts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rob Wuttke.</FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20
    </B>LanSol Computers <<A=20
    =
href=3D"steve@lansol.com.au">mailto:steve@lansol.com.au">steve@lansol.com.au</A>><BR><B>To:=
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    </B><A =
href=3D"linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au">mailto:linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au">linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au</A>=20
    <<A=20
    =
href=3D"linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au">mailto:linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au">linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au</A>><BR>=
<B>Date:=20
    </B>Thursday, 29 April 1999 8:02 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Network=20
    problems<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
    <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>    I am a new =
comer to Linux=20
    and have Red hat 5.2 up and running OK but am having a few problems =
with=20
    access accross a network. The main problem is that when I try and =
Telnet or=20
    use a unix client to connect to the Linux box the login prompt will =
take at=20
    least 30 sec to appear on the screen, I can then log in ok and do =
what every=20
    I like. I have reinstalled Linux several times tryed two different =
NIC one a=20
    NE2000 PCI clone and an EtherExpress Pro. I can always ping the =
Linux box=20
    from NT or win95 and the web page from Apache comes up straight =
away. FTP=20
    also times out from NT and also has a lot of trouble connecting from =
a SCO=20
    box to Linux, yet the Linux box can FTP to the SCO OK. </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>    I am also =
trying to setup=20
    Samba and found that the server name appears when browsing from NT =
but when=20
    I try and look at the shares it comes back with Network path not =
found, not=20
    sure if all this is related or not. Has anyone else had this=20
    touble.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Steve Sloan</FONT></DIV>
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