[Gllug] ssh

Xander D Harkness xander at harkness.co.uk
Wed Aug 22 11:30:18 UTC 2001


I believe it is generating the keys.

Can you run top on another console?

I installed openssh on a 486 100MHz a few weeks ago and it took about 5 
minutes or more for the calculation.

Cheers
Xander

Paul Brazier wrote:
> I'm trying to install the ssh server on an old 486/33.
> 
> When I first started it it generated an RSA key which took a minute or
> so.
> Then it says generating DSA key (I think these TLAs are correct, I'm
> doing this from memory).
> Than it just does nothing on screen - I've left it for 15 mins. Is it
> just doing some heavy calculation that takes ages - should I persevere?
> There's no message, dots, spinning cursor or anything.
> 
> Otherwise it might be because I've got slightly different build numbers
> for the openssh and openssh-server rpm's.
> 
> On a related note, what's the essential difference between rsh and
> telnet? Do they both give the same functionality but just use different
> protocols or something?
> 
> --
> Paul Brazier
> Cosmos UK 
> 
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