Login Via SSH Hangs..

[niteryder]

When I login via SSH there is a long pause between when I hit enter and when I am prompted for a password. After I enter the password, it pauses again, then after some time I can do what needs to be done.

Anyone have any ideas on this? Is the server trying to resolve something?

Server OS: CentOS 4.2
SSH Client: Putty

 

[nobaloney]

Usually this happens when your desktop system (the one you're using to log in) doesn't have proper reverse DNS set up for it.

For example, it's happening to me today, because I'm using my Sprint PCS card in my laptop, and the Sprint connections don't have reverse DNS set up for them.

Jeff