router causing ssh etc. slowdown?

[Jim Higson]

On Monday 25 Oct 2004 12:53, Ben Vitale wrote:
> Stewart Nelson wrote:
> > Most NAT routers don't work properly when you connect to a (forwarded)
> > port on their public IP from a host on their own LAN.
>
> It appears this was the cause of the slowdown.  When I'm physically at
> work on an IP outside the home LAN, everything works at normal speed.
> Thanks for the help!

compression might, if you're not already doing so:
ssh -C

Of course, it could also make things worse...