Some issues concerning DNS. If you use your "local" DNS and resolver, it is better to append a "forward first" and "forwarders your.xDSL-dns.provider.ip-number" directives in /etc/named.conf or equivalent (i suppose you are using Bind 9.0) On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 09:25, André Heßling wrote: > > I am using Linux (Red Hat 8.0 with Kernel 2.4.20) on a second computer. > It's going online using WinRoute on a Windows computer (NAT). > > The Linux PC has IP address 192.168.1.103 (name: linux) > The Windows PC has IP address 192.168.1.100 (name: andre) > > Gateway and /etc/resolv.conf are configured correctly. > > Everything works fine but when I want to establish a connection with > telnet on the Linux computer for example to google.com, the > establishment lasts about 10 sec. > But then it works fast. > > The command is: > telnet google.com 80 > > The resolve via "host google.com" is usual fast. > And if I telnet the IP address of Google instead of the hostname, it > works fine, too. This is clearly a DNS issue. Check it. > > The routingtable is: > Ziel Router Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use > Iface > 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 > eth0 > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 > lo > default andre 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 > eth0 > > /etc/resolv.conf: > nameserver 192.168.1.100 > > /etc/hosts: > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs > # that require network functionality will fail. > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost This is not OK. when you ping linux, which nic is supposed to pong, loopback or 192.168.1.103? Better change your domainname and hostname to something more specific. > 192.168.1.103 localhost.localdomain linux > 192.168.1.100 andre > > I assume that there is a problem/timeout resolving hostnames. > There is no such a problem under X for example in Mozilla or XChat. > It only seem to be programs that work under the shell (like telnet or > Lynx). Logs, show us the logs. Ping everything and note the ping statistics. A socket connection is better than a mis-configured resolver or DNS. > > The delay also occurs when I do a "telnet localhost 22". Check your tcp-wrappers at /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny > In the logfile of WinRoute I see that the computer does a (reverse) > lookup > even when I say localhost. > I think that this is wrong. Yes, and it is not a Red Hat 8.0 related, i think. > > So what can I do? > > Thank you very much! > > -- > Regards, > André > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list