SFTP slow

[James Wilkinson]

Alessandro De Maria wrote:
> Basically, I'm experiencing a problem while moving files with sftp (via
> the gnome-vfs module).
> Everything is REEEALLY slow, which makes the coolest way to quickly move
> files from my 2 computers stressfully unusable :-(
> 
> actually it's really slow also using ssh itself :-(

How slow is "REEEALLY slow"? What sort of speed are you getting in MB/s?

How fast are these computers?

I'm guessing that the cryptography needed at both ends is the limiting
factor. If you're not using SSH or SSL when downloading from the
Internet, then you won't see the cryptography overhead.

Can you keep an eye on top on both computers while you do a download, and
see where the processor spends most of its time?

Thanks,

James.

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