Such delays are often caused by name resolution problems (although a 1 min time-out would be very short for this type of problem). Make sure that the hostnames for both the Win95 box and the Linux box can be resolved from both machine.
Kalin Nakov wrote:
>
> I have a Linux box and a W95 box in a LAN. When I telnet or FTP to the Linux
> box, the telnet and FTP clients wait approximately 1 minute before they connect
> to the Linux box. When I telnet and FTP from the local machine, everything works
> pretty fast.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestion to avoid that 1 minute timeout that should
> elapse whenever I try to connect?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kalin
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