login wait and dns issue

[John Oberlander]

We have some users that connect via vpn to our HP-UX 11iv1 box that have to wait 90 or so seconds to get a login prompt. I have the nsswitch.conf set to "hosts: files dns". I need the dns entry there for other reasons, but for some reason the external dns servers cannot lookup some of these users. Will one of the NOTFOUND options fix this? Either that or i need to reduce the amount of time HP-UX waits for an answer from the external dns server.

Any suggesstions are appreciated,
Thanks,
John Oberlander

[Tommy Brown · Accepted solution]

John, I have had to add reverse lookup definitions to my DNS to cover any and all networks my user are on.
Tommy

[John Oberlander]

These entries are on the external servers, and not on the HP-UX box right?

[Tommy Brown]

They are on the DNS server you are resolving from. I do not have the individual PC address defined, just the network. These are the in-addr-arpa files and are for each network that I support. If the user is internal, then on my internal DNS.
Tommy

[John Oberlander]

Understood, ill pass this issue on to the M$ group.

Thanks!

[John Oberlander]

Thanks