On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Charles H. Dickman wrote:

> I have a KA650 processor in a BA23 chassis (MVIII?), that I want to use 
> as a console server, because with a couple DHV11's, it has LOTS of 
> serial ports. I am running a 1.5 kernel and logging in with ssh is VERY 
> slow. From the remote ssh login, to a request for a password is close to 
> 10 minutes. During the entire time, the load on the uVAX is 100%. After 
> that, the ssh shell response is not noticably slow. Any suggestions? Or 
> is this what I must expect from her?

try runnig shorter ssh keys. the key checking simply takes
that kind of cpu time on these slow things.

512 bit keys take under a minute on an MVII, 1024 bit key took longer than
I ever had the patience to find out.