On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 07:59:37AM -0700, Marty_MC wrote: > Hello to everybody ! > > I am using rdiff-backup to backup a Synology server to a Linux > server. The backup is running well, however the transfer rate is > very less. Because of the less CPU power of the Synology server, I > have a transfer rate of 15 mbit/s only. > > I assume the reason for that is the 3des encryption of the SSH pipe. > > How can I switch of the SSH encryption or at least switch to a > faster blowfish encryption in order to speed up the data transfer? > > The -c cipher_spec switch which is outlined in the SSH man page is > not working as rdiff-backup command.
To adjust ssh I think you are looking for '--remote-schema' --remote-schema 'ssh -c cipher_spec %s rdiff-backup --server' If you are using any compression that can chew up some CPU. Also, a cheap NIC will leave a lot to the CPU. In my experience SSH encryption is not all that expensive. Best. Chuck _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
