Andrew Barros wrote:
>
> I've had similar problems with sshd when my internet connection goes out.
>
> If you try to ssh into that machine, it takes _forever_ even if the local
> nameserver is running.

Just because named is running does not mean DNS is configured correctly. ;)

Run a tcpdump on the external interface to see if there are still queries
going out for some reason, and you are waiting for them to timeout. Run ssh
with the '-v' option to see where things are hanging. Possibly try sshd with
'-d' as well.

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