Uppercase "-C" stands for compression. To specify a cipher you use lowercase "-c cipher".
On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 04:40:19PM -0500, Jeff Love wrote: > Do you have compression on in your ssh_config? > You are telling it to use a specific cipger, yet you don't define one. > > Jeff Love > Burgh-Com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Popa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 4:32 PM > Subject: Speeding up ssh over modem? > > > > I am using ssh over a slow modem (28k, connects only at 14k because of a > > very noisy line). My problem is that the new ssh seems to handle output > > from programs differently from older versions. > > > > To be more precise, issuing "ipfw list" on a 10-rule firewall (mostly > > diverts to pipes, I also use ipfilter) takes noticeably longer than > > "ipfw list | cat". Also, a tcpdump on my tun0 interface shows three > > packets for "sleep 5;ipfw list|cat", and "sleep 5;ipfw list" gives over > > 50 packets (both cases counting ACKS). > > > > Is there a way to speed things up? The versions of ssh I am using are: > > local(client): OpenSSH_2.9 FreeBSD localisations 20010713 > > remote(server): OpenSSH_2.9 FreeBSD localisations 20010713 > > > > The server is running -STABLE cvsupped some 25 days ago, the client is > > cvsupped this week. > > > > Arguments to ssh were "-v -C -l username". Server only supports > > protocol version 2. > > > > Thanks! > > Alex > > > > ------------+------------------------------------------ > > Alex Popa, | "Artificial Intelligence is > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]| no match for Natural Stupidity" > > ------------+------------------------------------------ > > "It took the computing power of three C-64s to fly to the Moon. > > It takes a 486 to run Windows 95. Something is wrong here." > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message ------------+------------------------------------------ Alex Popa, | "Artificial Intelligence is [EMAIL PROTECTED]| no match for Natural Stupidity" ------------+------------------------------------------ "It took the computing power of three C-64s to fly to the Moon. It takes a 486 to run Windows 95. Something is wrong here." To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
