ssh compression level?

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ssh compression level?

man ssh discusses the -C option, where it states that "Compression is desirable on modem lines and other slow connections, but will only slow down things on fast networks." Is there a general consensus by computer networking gurus as to how fast a "slow network" can be before it isn't considered to be slow anymore, and how slow a "fast network" can be before it isn't considered to be fast anymore?

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Posted on Feb 23, 2007 12:40 PM

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Feb 24, 2007 2:41 PM in response to j.v.

Not professing to be an expert here, but I suspect there is no consensus. Fast and slow here are relative to processor speeds, which have to be factored into the equation before knowing which is better. Fast processors/slow network: let the processors do the compression/decompression to save network bandwidth. Slow processors/fast network: let the network handle the bandwidth so the processors don't have to work so hard.

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