slow ssh authentication

[Ashley Snelgrove]

Thank you!!  Adding 'UseDNS no' to /etc/ssh/sshd_config fixed it.
There is now virtually no delay before the password prompt.  Are there
any ramifications to not using DNS?

Thank you for your help!

Ash

On Nov 20, 2007 9:57 AM, HDC <firelan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Try to disable (put DNS no) in the sshd configuration.
>
> On Nov 20, 2007 1:38 PM, Ashley Snelgrove <wizardbyte at gmail.com> wrote:
> > thank you for the reply!
> >
> > I did as suggested using `w` to get the ip and then dig -x and it
> > resolved correctly and quickly.  So obviously that is not my problem
> > with the slow ssh authentication.  Does anyone any other suggestions
> > as to what might be a cause of this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ash
>
> Greetings!
> Hernán
>
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