help with ssh ?

[Les Mikesell]

Kevin Kempter wrote:
>>
>> Most DNS failures for ssh are set at about 120 seconds by default.
>>
>> Good Luck!
> 
> 
> You are exactly correct. Can I tweak the  120 seconds timeout? also can I tell 
> ssh to not try the DNS lookup?
> 

The quick fix is to put the relevant IP's and names in the hosts files. 
   Or set up a DNS server for your LAN that either knows the right names 
or will fail quickly.

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   Les Mikesell
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