I dont think it is trying to do an IDENT lookup. None of my mail logs show hostnames, and I am not sure how I would turn it off- I didnt notice any config options for that. I made sure it was turned off for FTP, again with no difference. Any other hints? Jay On Tuesday 04 September 2001 09:44 am, you wrote: > On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Jay Kline wrote: > > I had thought of that, but I am not sure that is the issue. When I do an > > nslookup on the ip, it brings back the hostname rather quickly (almost > > faster than some other hosts not having this issue). To be sure, I added > > my IP address and host name into /etc/hosts on the server, and still > > nothing changes. I forgot to mention that the server is behind a linux > > firewall, which is forwarding ports to services in use. The services > > in use are: > > > > http (apache) > > https (apache) > > ssh (openSSH) > > ftp (proFTPd) > > pop3 (qmail) > > smtp (qmail) > > DNS (bind9) > > > > the http* seems to be working just fine, the others are all slow to start > > up. Also, ssh tends to dissconnect randomly. The server is running a > > basic setup of Debian Potato, and the firewall is Mandrake 7.2. > > > > If this is a DNS issue, what do I need to do to resolve it? Or are there > > any other ideas? > > Have you checked the logs? > > Is it trying to do an IDENT lookup? > > Just FYI, HTTP is usually config'd not to do reverse DNS lookups or ident > lookups.. so either of those could explain why that's faster. -- Jay Kline list at slushpupie.com http://www.slushpupie.com -- Do something unusual today. Pay a bill.