fc6 ssh/rsync 60 second delay

[Mike Wright]

Mike McGrath wrote:
>> Perhaps the real question is, "What has changed that makes the two
>> versions behave so differently.  fc4 has ssh-4.0 and fc6 has ssh-4.3.
>> Can that alone explain the difference in behaviors?
> 
> 
> have you done what we asked?  Even if it doesn't work it'll help us
> narrow down the issue.
> 
Sure, Mike.

Yes, I added the hostnames of the remote machines to the fc6 /etc/hosts 
file, and added "order hosts,bind" to /etc/resolv.conf.  Once those were 
added to THAT machine it doesn't experience the delays.

I've been hard at work combing through my dns.  It is the same database 
I'd been hosting on boxes since rh5.2.  I think it may be related to not 
having adequate reverses for the 10.in-addr.arpa zones.

If that turns out to be the solution it means I've been surviving on 
luck for years :(  It also means that my rh8, fc4, and their predecessor 
boxes haven't been checking for reverses adequately.

I'll follow through with the results of my tests.  In the meanwhile if 
there are other insights, I'm all eyes,ears,etc.

Thanks!
:m)