Did you try putting an entry for Hobbit server into their hosts files? I
think the delay is from the Server trying to do a reverse lookup on the IP
Address.
You may also have to change the order in which they resolve DNS....
in /etc/nsswitch.conf (or whatever is appropriate for your distribution)
change from
hosts: db files nisplus nis dns
to
hosts: files nisplus nis dns db
From: Geoff Hallford [mailto:user-dc9e7f30b1e2@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:46 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] SMTP and FTP Services Red
Hello,
On a few of our servers the SMTP and FTP services are RED but when I telnet
to them, they do show the proper 220 status good. They are quite slow to
respond though, taking sometimes 10-15 seconds. Is there anyway to get
Hobbit to pause and wait for this? If not, how long does it wait before it
shows a red status?
Thank you very much for your help.
Geoff Hallford