[H-GEN] ssh compression / port forwarding over modem

[Rob Kearey]

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Charles Thornhill-Cole wrote:

[ssh compression over ppp]

> My question is: roughly how much extra compression will this give above the
> compression that the modem hardware and ppp can provide? Anyone tried?

Well, vanilla ppp doesn't do any. There are various ppp hacks
(commercial and otherwise) that do this, but they can be a pain. You can
do VJ header compression, which is worthwhile, but won't have that much
effect on your main traffic.

In summary, if you've got the trick of it it's worthwhile.

> Charles.

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Rob K
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