you can turn it down: -e "ssh -T -c arcfour -o Compression=no -x"
Use -e to specify the remote shell to be ssh, and use -c arcfour to ensure the compression type is arcfour if you wan to strip it down further. It will still be encrypted/secure - but just weakly (think WEP). On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 4:26 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd imagine your local disk is unencrypted while you are reading/writing >>> to it.... >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 4:09 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:58 PM, ToddAndMargo >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> <mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>>__> wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I have a bash script for synchronizing a flashing drive >>> (target) >>> with my hard drive (source) I take to customer sites >>> (with a read >>> only switch so I don't spread viruses). >>> >>> I currently "rsync" 11 different directories. Each >>> sync line >>> looks like this: >>> >>> rsync -rv --delete $MyCDsSource/Linux $MyCDsTarget/.; >>> sync; sync >>> >>> Problem: it is slow -- takes three hours. To help the >>> speed issue, I upgraded from USB 2 to USB 3. Backup >>> went >>> from 3 hr-15 min to 3 hr-5 min. It is almost faster >>> to wipe the stick and rewrite it. >>> >>> Anyone know of a way to speed up rsync? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> -T >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 07/11/2014 01:01 PM, Steven Miano wrote:> The likely culprit is >>> encryption. >>> >>> >>> If this is all on a local network segment and you can forgo the >>> security >>> aspect: >>> >>> -e "ssh -T -c arcfour -o Compression=no -x" >>> >>> ~Steven >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Steven, >>> >>> The USB 3 flash drives and plugged directly into my >>> USB 3 Front panel hub. >>> >>> My local hard drive is LUKS encrypted. Is that an issue? >>> Doesn't seem to slow anything else down. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> -T >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> <http://stevenmiano.com/> Miano, Steven M. >>> http://stevenmiano.com >>> >> > > > On 07/11/2014 01:11 PM, Steven Miano wrote: > > rsync be default is using an encryption method most likely more taxing > > than arcfour. > > > > Just dug through "man rsync". Not finding a way to turn it off. > > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Computers are like air conditioners. > They malfunction when you open windows > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -- <http://stevenmiano.com/> Miano, Steven M. http://stevenmiano.com
