Only with a guess ... the Linux host (specifically, tcpd, the security
daemon for ftp and other conncections) can't verify the hostname of the
computer you are trying to connect from. This can cause a failure or simply
a long (5 minutes) delay.
To fix this, add the hostname and IP address to /etc/hosts or make sure it
can be found via DNS (a "reverse lookup" problem) -- which to do depends on
details of your setup that you haven't described here -- probably use
/etc/hosts, guessing based on your use of 192.168.*.* networking.
At 10:12 AM 8/18/99 -0700, Jim Thingwold wrote [in part]:
>When I try to ftp to the linux box...
>This is what I get:
>STATUS:> Connecting to 192.168.127.1
>STATUS:> Connecting to 192.168.127.1 [ip = 192.168.127.1]
>STATUS:> Socket connected. Waiting for welcome message...
>
>Then just hangs.
>
>I can use ncftp on the linux box to ftp it self....
> (ncftp 192.168.127.1) and it tell me that I am loged into
>(GL.glassline.net FTP sever) guest login ok...
>
>Can anyone help?
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