Jack The issue here is that you need the machine that you are trying to connect from to have an ip and hostname in the hosts file. On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 wiler at loa.com wrote: > i have defined my machine in the hosts file as the following > ip hostname > i still get a hang when i try to connect via ftp. > i have left the 127.0.0.1 localhost the same > and put the ip with the hostname on a seperate line > when i connect with the machine directly on that machine that is > telnet ip right from the linux box, i get a really fast response. > yet, when i go to the machine right across the room, it takes a really long > time to respond or never does. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Frank Carmickle phone: 412 761-9568 email: frankiec at dryrose.com