The ADSL is connected toa switch and from that switch all the other clients and the server itself. All clients, LPD hosts and servers use IPs, I think no name resolution must be present for it to work. Yesterday I switched servers to a backup CentOS 5 install that works excelent with or without Internet. Telne, well, the software programmer has used it for years and is very sticky to it. I am trying to force SSH on new deployments, testing the keep alive methods. 2013/3/5 James Hogarth <james.hogarth@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> >> >> Hmmm... this sounds like common issues that crop up when you are having > DNS resolution issues. Are the name servers for your network on the "other > end" of the ADSL connection? If so, you might be able to resolve some of > the issues by editing the hosts file to make sure the local systems are > resolving even when the name servers are unavailable or running a local > caching nameserver. >> >> Just a thought! >> -- > > It does sound like it could be that... But I'd just like the OP to clarify > his network topology... Is the ADSL connected to this server and then this > being a gateway for other systems? > > Also telnet? Out of sheer curiosity why the telnet server? > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Juan Pablo De Mola Rodríguez _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos