[BlueOnyx:13922] Re: slow network auth response

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

On 10/25/2013 10:51 AM, Roy Urick wrote:
> Yep. that was it. While it worked for MONTHS in the current config, the
> OpenDNS servers I was using as primary are now causing the issue. I can
> resolve from the shell lightning fast, but something about what the
> system is doing  under the hood during a login was choking.
>
> I put the localhost IP at the top of the pile and suddenly its only
> taking 6 seconds to give me a prompt. MUCH faster.

It's possible you're just not getting good lookups from the 3rd party 
DNS servers.  Possibly due to rate-limiting.  Or a host of other 
possibilities.

We provide our customers with dedicated local resolvers which tends to 
keep things speedy.  Your host may do the same.
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Chris Gebhardt
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