-----Original Message-----
From: Curtis D. Levin <opj.wdkpwkji@safelines.com>
To: Jack Snedecor <qmdndk@eds.net>
Cc: riwbe@graceland.edu <bba@cmdata.com>
Date: Monday, November 30, 1998 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: Slow telnet from FBB
>On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Jack Snedecor wrote:
>
>#I have xfbb installed on Linux and winfbb on a second machine. When
>#forwarding from winfbb to xfbb via Ethernet, it is very slow. One or two
>#messages a min. Winffbb forwards to my jnos machine at very high speeds
so
>#it is not winfbb.
>#
>#Are there any tuning things I missed in the telnet setup of xfbb???
>#
>
>Maybe. Linux needs to be able to ident the client it's talking to. Check
>the ping time, and if that's reasonable, then try a telnet session to the
>linux machine from the dos box. If it takes awhile to connect, it's
>probably because it's seeking an ident packet from the dos box to verify
>the user. This isn't a bug, it is a feature. Once it connects tho, it
>shouldn't be a problem. Also, check the hosts file on the linyux bx and
>make sure it has all the other ethernet hostnames in it.
>
>Curtis D. Levin kd4zkw.ampr.org [44.98.2.22]
> gcsbhw.gowonozbcf@ns.ca QRP-l #1488
> http://dialisdn.net/user/cdlevin/
>
>