Sounds like a name resolution problem. tcpd (tcp wrappers) attempts to get
the hostname of a machine connecting through it, and (in normal setups) both
telnetd and ftpd are accessed via tcpd. But ping and httpd do not use it.
The quick fix is to do the following:
1. Add to /etc/hosts an entry that associates the IP address of the Windows
workstation with some hostname.
2. Make sure the system is using /etc/hosts, by checking the file
/etc/nsswitch.conf for the line "hosts: files dns" (add it if it is not
present)
BTW, if this suggestion works, it is correcting a configuration error, so
your comment that "I'm sure the configuration is okay" reflects too much
certainty.
At 02:20 PM 7/5/00 +0100, Tony Crockford wrote:
...
>I've got a Linux box running apache for web site development testing
>purposes and I'm trying to ftp and telnet it from a win98 box on a LAN -
>just the two boxes.
>
>Ping times are fine
>
>Web browser works fine too.
>
>But...............
>
>FTP login from win98 to the Linux box takes 2-4 minutes before it all bursts
>into life with no errors, and works fine thereafter.
>
>Telnet is the same, but maybe a tad faster.
>
>I've tried all the manuals and FAQ's and I'm sure the configuration is okay.
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------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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