Re: OpenSSH 4.3

[Csaba Henk <csaba.henk@xxxxxxx>]

On 2006-02-08, Oliver Fromme <check+iuddp400rsmu6q5m@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> BUT ...  tunneling TCP over something which is itself
> based on a TCP connection (in this case: ssh) doesn't work
> well as soon as you try to transfer any significant amount
> of data over that tunnel and there's the slightest trace
> of packet loss or delays.  It will soon stall and timeout.
> The reason for that is explained here:
>
> http://sites.inka.de/sites/bigred/devel/tcp-tcp.html

Thanks for the pointer. I knew that UDP-over-TCP is bad, but
I wasn't aware of this.

Anyway, this still might do for getting a quick vpn-alike over a
reliable connection with minimal configuration hassle, in a non-critical
situation...

Csaba