debian haing during network connection

[Kirk Wood]

This is a common issue. The resolution is to place the machine's name into
the hosts file so that it will resolve. If your newly setup linux box
doesn't appear in the hosts file it will wait to time out name resolution
before allowing the connection.

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Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net

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