> I have recently set-up a RedHat Linux 5.1 machine as a web server,
> the web works fine but I cannot get FTP and telnet to work properly,
> if I connect to telnet after a while I get a connection but it takes
> maybe 2 to 3 minutes to connect.
>
The problem is that the machine is trying to reverse DNs resolve the
machine you are connnecting from (and timing out), to test this put the
host you are connecting from in the /etc/hosts file and then try again.
As to fixing the problem, check that the dns setup is correct, and the the
host you are coming in from has a working reverse DNS lookup.
Tim Fletcher .~.
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