ssh login delay

[Peter Horst <phorst@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On FC-5, latest version of ssh, everything was fine when I was only 
using ssh to connect from one private IP address to another. Now that 
I've started using it via the internet, however, it takes a long time 
(20+ seconds) to login - this is the time between entering my password 
and being granted access.  Is there a switch that I can flip to change 
this behavior?

Thanks.