Re: [SLUG] Slow initial telnet.

[James Wilkinson <jamesw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, George Vieira generated:

>There is no /etc/resolv.conf as it's an isolated database server and has no
>connections to any other server..

How can you telnet to it if it has no connections?

>Is there a way to get the TCP wrapper or whatever it is that's trying to
>resolve these machines to ignore resolving and just allow the connection
>quickly..?

telnet with the IP address instead of the machine name and it won't have
to resolve the name.  Otherwise make sure your nameservers are listed
correctly in /etc/resolv.conf and they are working and accepting
connections from this database server.

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