Speed Difference SCP vs. RCP

From: Michael (michaeln_at_twentyten.org)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:18:34 -0800

We're running network backups on the private LAN of our production network.
We've grown to a point where our incremental backups are taking quite a long
time. Our default transport method is SCP, but since it's the local LAN, I
was wondering what this groups thoughts were on doing these backups over
plain RCP. I consider our LAN secure, but I've also always been a fan of
being secure whenever possible.

In our speed tests, we push about 472 MB/min via SCP and 960 MB/min via RCP.
Do these numbers (or at least ratios) seem right to you for a
gigabit-over-copper network?

Michael

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