guys,
i know that there is no support for /dev/random or /dev/urandom in hp-ux.
could this be the cause of a slowdown in key generation? is there any way
around this, just so i can elminate it??? i'm still fishing for answers to
my slow connection problems. thanks for the help!
Jason
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Holland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 9:36 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: openssh 2.3 and hp-ux slowness
>
>
> hello,
> i'm having a problem with openssh 2.3.0p1 from an hp-ux 11.00
> box to a redhat 6.2 server running the same version. from the
> linux server to the hp box, ssh works fine. when i go the other
> way, its very, very slow. it probably takes 45 seconds to get
> the output from this command
>
> ssh -l root esdb ls -l
>
> i've tried using the ip address versus hostname to eliminate any
> resolution issues. same results. when i take a look at verbose
> output, it hangs here
>
> root@esdb# ssh -l root -v esdb ls
> SSH Version OpenSSH_2.3.0p1, protocol versions 1.5/2.0.
> Compiled with SSL (0x0090581f).
> debug: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
> debug: Applying options for *
>
> And then 45 seconds later it continues...
>
> debug: Seeded RNG with 30 bytes from programs
> debug: Seeded RNG with 3 bytes from system calls
> debug: ssh_connect: getuid 0 geteuid 0 anon 0
> debug: Connecting to esdb [esdb] port 22.
> debug: Seeded RNG with 23 bytes from programs
> debug: Seeded RNG with 3 bytes from system calls
> debug: Allocated local port 672.
> debug: Connection established.
>
> Why is it so slow?? It it taking a while to generate the random
> seed?? Its very strange. Anyway, I'd appreciate any tips/hints,
> or a point in the right direction. If you need more info, I can
> send it along. Thanks!
>
> Jason
