It is just order that you change ijn resolving hostname ,like you have setup
dns and your system looks at /etc/hosts due /etc/hosts.conf .
This can take up to 15 min for an ftp to a very next m/c itself .
also /etc/nsswitch.conf should point to the dns server if you doing an ftp to a
fully qualified domain.
Bimal Raj wrote:
> I too have the same problem. Will you please elaborate on howto do that ?
>
> Thanks
> Bimal
> At 11:36 AM 11/8/00 +0530, you wrote:
> >check for you /etc/nsswitch.conf also add your dns sever entry in the
> >resolv.conf
> >
> >and make sure your /etc/hosts.conf starts from bind or dns do same for host
> >name resolution in nsswitch.conf.
> >
> >This is same for all the unix flavors
> >
> >DILLIP KUMAR BARIK wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Linux user,
> > >
> > > Our machine installed redhat 6.2. Ftp takes long time to
> > > connect. Some time it will not connected and an error message comes that
> > > remote host closed connection. Why ? Please help me.
> > >
>
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