> the client h angs checking for an encrypted connection and it lasts
> minutes before it gets the telnet or ftp prompt.
> The ssh then does not reply at all it never prompts me for password.

Sounds like your DNS setup is broken and it's waiting for a reverse
DNS lookup (perhaps through identd or tcpd). 

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