This is slow because the OpenSSH daemon uses DNS to run a reverse lookup on the client hostname to make sure it’s valid
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sudo vi /etc/ssh/ssh_config |
Comment out the following lines
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#GSSAPIAuthentication yes #GSSAPIDelegateCredentials no |
OR
add this:
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UseDNS no |

