In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Curt Brimacomb  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I have a question for the net gurus out there:
>
>I have a hp3000 917 running MPE/ix 5.0 with express 3 installed.  This is a
>demo machine and we do not have support on it.  It is not connected to our
>existing network.

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>I take my PC (WIN95), which connects to our network fine, and plug it into
>this new hub on the 917, get reflections to try to connect to the IP
>address, and then wait for up to 5 minutes to get a login prompt.  Once I
>get connected it seems fine.
>
>Is there something configured wrong on the PC or the 917?

Check to see if you have a DNS Server configured on the PC side.  It's
probably trying to do a reverse name lookup, even if you connect by IP
address to it.


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Rick Gilligan
Senior Software Specialist
Computer And Software Enterprises, Inc.
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