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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!dslip2.cc.utas.edu.au!user From: andrew@hobart.tased.edu.au (Andrew) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Pause presenting login: Prompt? Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 21:13:43 +1100 Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia. Lines: 20 Message-ID: <andrew-1811952113440001@dslip2.cc.utas.edu.au> References: <dhawkDHy6zz.4JD@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dslip2.cc.utas.edu.au In article <dhawkDHy6zz.4JD@netcom.com>, dhawk@netcom.com (David H) wrote: >I have a system on the net, FreeBSD 2.0.5, and when I connect it >it's pretty quick with displaying the name of the system, but >pauses before putting 'login:' out there. I've got users whose >login scripts are timing out waiting for 'login:' -- is there >some way I can make it show up faster? When I telnet to my freebsd box using NCSA telnet 2.6.1 on a mac i don't get the log in prompt till I hit return. This dosn't occur when using qvtnet from windoze (it just crashes if you scroll to fast :-( ). What sort of machine are you telneting from? Andrew -- -- Life is very short, and there's no time For fussing and fighting, my friend. WCWIO??TB