Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:23:21 -0500 From: Adam Vandemore <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Questions -" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Copying files without scp Message-ID: <49DBE069.9080906@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49DBDE27.4010300@ibctech.ca> References: <49DBDE27.4010300@ibctech.ca>
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Steve Bertrand wrote: > Hi all, > > To copy data from one server, I normally (always) use scp. > > I'm looking for a method to perform this copy task without the overhead > of encryption for infrequent, high-volume transfers (hundreds to > thousands of GB). > > The data will be transferred server-to-server within a private datacentre. > > Can someone recommend a *known good* production quality copy mechanism > that will act like scp, but without the overhead? rsh? nc? > > I recall a thread not too long ago regarding this, but I'd like to have > a simple working example if possible, without getting into detail why > one shouldn't transfer data unencrypted. > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > dump should work, it uses rsh. something like cpio could be piped into rsh obviously. You may want to benchmark it as I've had better transfer rates using scp/ssh but have not done it against rsh method. -- Adam Vandemore Systems Administrator IMED Mobility (605) 498-1610
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