telnet/ftp log time to connect problem

[Kevin Williams]

I have redhat linux 6.0, running Fvwm, (fresh install, started with re partitioning the harddrive)   computer is on the network with a ne2000 card   the station has no problems getting to the outside world, but when I sit at another station (95, NT) and telnet to the linux box, the telnet session takes a full 2 minutes to return a login prompt, once I log in, everything runs fine, no delays   same thing with ftp, I was using dos ftp, switched to cute-ftp and same problem, I get a socket connected message, but a full 2 minutes before it logs in   any thoughts?   thanks kevin