POP3 Login Delay With New ADSL Modem+Router+Hub
Posted by: Mike Hanson on 24 August 2004
Sorry for the extremely technical message, but there are a bunch of guys hanging around here that are smarter than I am (at least with some things 
).
I've recently upgraded to an all-in-one ADSL modem+router+hub. I formerly used a separate ADSL modem, with a router+hub connected to that. The new device performs all functions as expected, with one glaring annoyance. When my POP3 clients (Outlook, Outlook Express, MailWasher, etc.) attempt to login to my external mail server (i.e. not my own ISP's), there is a consistent 30 second delay before the logon is complete. After the initial delay it's as fast as normal.
I've tried changing back to the old hardware combo, and it works without the delay.
My googling has turned up only references to reverse DNS lookups from the POP3 server. Others have complained of a similar, consistent delay (although the actual period varies from person to person).
I'm wondering whether this new device, which is supposedly more secure than my old combo, is too stealthy, and the POP3 has to wait for various time-outs.
Of course, my ISP (who also supplied the new modem) is of no help. The fact that I'm accessing an external POP3 server starts them into the typical finger-pointing game.
Has anyone else encountered problems like these, and do you have any suggestions?
-=> Mike Hanson <=-
[This message was edited by Mike Hanson on Tue 24 August 2004 at 16:56.]
).I've recently upgraded to an all-in-one ADSL modem+router+hub. I formerly used a separate ADSL modem, with a router+hub connected to that. The new device performs all functions as expected, with one glaring annoyance. When my POP3 clients (Outlook, Outlook Express, MailWasher, etc.) attempt to login to my external mail server (i.e. not my own ISP's), there is a consistent 30 second delay before the logon is complete. After the initial delay it's as fast as normal.
I've tried changing back to the old hardware combo, and it works without the delay.
My googling has turned up only references to reverse DNS lookups from the POP3 server. Others have complained of a similar, consistent delay (although the actual period varies from person to person).
I'm wondering whether this new device, which is supposedly more secure than my old combo, is too stealthy, and the POP3 has to wait for various time-outs.
Of course, my ISP (who also supplied the new modem) is of no help. The fact that I'm accessing an external POP3 server starts them into the typical finger-pointing game.
Has anyone else encountered problems like these, and do you have any suggestions?
-=> Mike Hanson <=-
[This message was edited by Mike Hanson on Tue 24 August 2004 at 16:56.]