Re: Compile libssl or make ssh not slow
On or about Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 11:33:37AM +0200, Bert Lindner typed:
>This is probably a DNS resolve-issue: sshd cannot find a hostname for the
>IP address you connect from. The resolving process slows your inititial
>connection. Try adding the IP-address and some (bogus) hostname for the
>machine you connect /from/ (client) to /etc/hosts on the machine you
>connect /to/ (server). Or have reverse DNS fixed.
Read the archives! Robert was entirely correct in his initial diagnosis:
libssl is slower than it needs to be, through retaining compability with
older architectures.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2002/debian-sparc-200203/msg00189.html
gives the details and a pre-built unofficial package. An official change
will mean cutting off support for those older machines...
Roger
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