On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> Hi
> Does anyone how I can reduce the long delay when
> telnetting between two linux (L-M 5.3) boxes ,
> they can ping eachother with no delay but
> ftp & telnet do nothing for 30s or so
> before the login prompt .
> cheers
>
Are you trying to FTP/telnet via NAME or via IP address? Try
the latter if you're trying to connect via name and see if
that doesn't speed things up. If not, post your ethernet
card configs and your route statements here and we'll all
have a look.
