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Date:      Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:44:56 +0200
From:      Mark Martinec <Mark.Martinec+freebsd@ijs.si>
To:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ssh over WAN: TCP window too small
Message-ID:  <4e28129672e933ab87f1a4cabc9575dc@mailbox.ijs.si>
In-Reply-To: <20150826082457.GQ33167@funkthat.com>
References:  <55DCF080.7080208@stankevitz.com> <20150826010323.GN33167@funkthat.com> <55DD2A98.2010605@stankevitz.com> <20150826082457.GQ33167@funkthat.com>

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Chris Stankevitz wrote:

> # cat /dev/urandom | ssh root@host 'cat > /dev/null'
> 
> I use the above ssh command over a high-BDP WAN link (80 ms @ 100 
> Mbps).
> tcpdump shows I am TCP window limited to 64 KBytes (yielding 5 Mbps).
> iperf with default options gets the window opened to 500 KBytes 
> (yielding 35 Mbps).
> 
> Both sides of the connection: FreeBSD 10.1 w/default sshd options
> (except I permit root login).  In particular, HPN is not disabled.
> 
> Can anyone explain my abysmally small TCP window?
> 
> Can anyone recommend some tools/tricks to figure out what in FreeBSD
> and/or base SSH is limiting the send/recv buffer and/or TCP window?

As an alternative to ssh for copying large files across high-BDP WAN 
links
consider sysutils/bbcp, optionally coupled with security/hpenc for 
encryption.

  Mark



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