Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:25:21 -0600 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: proftpd and sftp Message-ID: <49A90301.9040804@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <499B35D4.2090007@imedmobility.com> References: <499B35D4.2090007@imedmobility.com>
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Adam Vande More wrote: > I've got proftpd running on my server and on a whim tried an sftp > connection for a website I was working on. To my amazment, transfer > speeds increase exponentially. Getting a directory of about 300 files > totaling around 5M takes around 10 minutes using default proftpd.conf > in passive mode. Same directory takes under 2 using sftp. These > options are in proftpd.conf > > UseReverseDNS off > IdentLookups off > > Why is proftpd so much slower than sftp and any pointers on increasing > my proftpd performance? > I didn't receive a response on this so just reposting in hopes I do.
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