PUzzling sshd behaviour

[Dwayne MacKinnon]

Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 10:32:52AM -0400, Dwayne MacKinnon wrote:
> 
> 
>>Anyone else see this type of thing before? I did some research on the 
>>lists but all I ever saw was a problem with reading resolv.conf. That's 
>>not the case here, because it's definitely picking up the nameserver 
>>from that file.
> 
> 
> The fact that sshd requires reverse IP resolution is well-known
> behaviour.  It's probably the most common FAQ about sshd ("Why is my
> login taking 60 seconds to present the password prompt?").
> 
> Kris

That much I know. I was just wondering why the daemon is trying DNS 
lookup when the IP in question is listed in /etc/hosts. I thought 
listings in /etc/hosts would supercede the need for a DNS lookup. Of 
course, I could be wrong... it wouldn't be the first time. :-)

Cheers,
DMK