My Ubuntu 10.10 computer is in an intranet. If I don’t specify server’s IP in /etc/hosts, it takes a long time to connect and sometimes fails.
Do you know why?
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As root edit “/etc/ssh/sshd_config” and add the line “UseDNS no“.
executing the command
This might help you if this is the reason for your slow connection issue.