Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:04:01 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@grumpy.dyndns.org> To: joe@jwebmedia.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SSH Connection slow? Message-ID: <200108250404.f7P441w65664@grumpy.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Joseph Koenig <joe@jwebmedia.com> of "Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:45:13 CDT." <3B86AECA.96B06B04@jwebmedia.com>
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Joseph Koenig writes: > I recently installed FreeBSD 4.3 on a new server and any ssh connections > are slow. It takes about 5-10 seconds for the username/password box to > pop up. Once I enter the information, it takes about 5 seconds for the > login to finish and for me to be able to see anything in my terminal. Is > there any reason for this? This connection is being done over a local > network, so network lag really shouldn't be a problem. Any ideas? Thanks, That's about right for a 5x86/133. Once the connection is made the encryption tasks are lesser. Run "systat -v" in an ssh window while you open another to the same machine. You'll see a CPU utilization spike. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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