Andy Smith wrote: > > Is it a case that the hosts you are dealing with are too > underpowered CPU-wise to cope with SSH's encryption? > For what it's worth, I used to routinely SSH in to an appliance running on an extremely underpowered CPU (by today's standards), a 30 MHz MIPS core. The initial setup of the session could take an obnoxiously long time -- 15 to 20 seconds -- but everything was smooth after that. -dsr-