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From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Pause presenting login: Prompt?
Date: 16 Nov 1995 06:13:03 GMT
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In article <dhawkDHy6zz.4JD@netcom.com>, dhawk@netcom.com says...
>
>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?  

  Usually, I find pressing Enter makes the login: prompt appear right away.  
This appears to be an issue with telnet negotiation, so only affects telnet, 
and only telnet from certain kinds of clients.

  This doesn't occur in 2.1-snap though.

Tom