[techtalk] ssh slow login

[David Merrill]

I just set up a new alphaserver on my home network. It is running
Debian testing.

When I ssh into this box, it sometimes takes 20-30 seconds for the
login prompt to come up. Does anyone know why it would take this long
to display a login prompt over a LAN? The machine has almost no load
on it.

Thanks,

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