Subj : Hostname resolution delay
To : Digital Man
From : Bragi
Date : Mon May 05 2025 07:21 pm
Re: Hostname resolution delay
By: Digital Man to Bragi on Mon May 05 2025 02:18 pm
Hey DM--thanks as always for your time and help.
> Are you sure it's hostname lookup that's taking time? If you disable
> hostname lookups in the Terminal Server, does the delay go away?
>
I believe it's the hostname lookup. I disabled it just a minute ago and will monitor it.
> What the size of your text/host.can and text/*ip.can files?
They're just a few lines long, each, with what look to be the default, commented-out lines with semi-colons.
> There's a Synchronet version statement upon initial connect and before
> hostname lookup:
> Synchronet BBS for Win32 Version 3.21
> Telnet connection from: 2600:6c88:8c40:5b::14e
> Resolving hostname...
Yeah, this is where the delay gets longer and longer. An extra note. Whenever I connect, the "Telnet connection from:" always shows as "::1"
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