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Date:      Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:28:09 +1000
From:      Jan Mikkelsen <janm@transactionware.com>
To:        Chris Stankevitz <chris@stankevitz.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ssh over WAN: TCP window too small
Message-ID:  <735A62B2-EFBC-4A4A-9782-F809EC1069E3@transactionware.com>
In-Reply-To: <55DCF080.7080208@stankevitz.com>
References:  <55DCF080.7080208@stankevitz.com>

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Hi,

> On 26 Aug 2015, at 08:47, Chris Stankevitz <chris@stankevitz.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> Hi,
>=20
> # cat /dev/urandom | ssh root@host 'cat > /dev/null'
>=20
> 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).

Given that you are TCP window limited, do you have something in the =
middle preventing the windows size negotiation from working? A stateful =
firewall somewhere, perhaps?

> Both sides of the connection: FreeBSD 10.1 w/default sshd options =
(except I permit root login).  In particular, HPN is not disabled.
>=20
> Can anyone explain my abysmally small TCP window?
>=20
> 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?

Regards,

Jan.=



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