[H-GEN] Is this a DNS configuration problem?

[Trent Waddington]

Well this may be totally incorrect but here's my suggestion:

Edwards_Ewan_B at cat.com wrote:

>ssh -l <userid> <hostname>
>  
>

Should fail but it tries <hostname>.yourdomainname after it tries 
<hostname> so it works.. the looking up of <hostname> takes a long time 
to fail.

>ssh -l <userid> <hostIP>
>  
>

Fast because no DNS is involved.

>ssh -l <userid> <hostname>.<domainname>
>  
>

Fast because a successful DNS is fast.. or because the 
<hostname>.<domainname> is cached (probably as a result of doing the above).

In any case, I would suggest adding:

<hostname>   <hostIP>

to /etc/hosts and forget about it.

Trent