What do you mean when you say that it doesn't let you connect? Do you get a 'connection refused' or is it just hanging? If the latter I suggest you wait a bit longer. Probably it is that your server is trying to do a reverse DNS lookup and isn't getting a response. After the network timeout you will get a response. If on the other hand you're getting actively refused, I'm surprised. Do you get any error messages in the log on the server? Regards Anders On Wednesday 06 June 2001 17:53, Jack Malone wrote:

I posted this to the list yesterday thinking it was an inetd problem but im not sure now. I'm having trouble telneting an ftping into my suse 7.0 box from the lan side of the network it does not seem to let me connect. If I connect from the internet side it lets me in with no trouble, then I can try to telnet/ftp into box from the lan side an it will let me in but only after making a connection from internet 1st. I have this duplicated on two different suse boxes, one at work running suse 7.0 2.2.16 an at home running 2.4.2 kernels. Is there anyone else having this trouble or know what could be the cause of it. thanks in advance.

its just odd to me that it seems to work like this.

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