Re: scp stalled

Hi Francesco,

what kernel version do you use? There is an unfixed (in mainline) kernel 
bug in the tun device which might cause your problems (see 
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=74051 ). This will only be a 
problem if you use a tunnel to connect to your server.

Greets

Robert

Am 21.05.2014 21:16, schrieb Francesco Pietra:
> Hello:
> Since a few days, scp downloading 500MB file from a supercomputer at the
> Italian center CINECA results quite often in
>
>
> francesco@tya64:~/PLX$ scp -p
> [email protected]:/gpfs/scratch/userexternal/fpietra0/P3f_accelMD_H2O_PLX/*29.dcd
> /home/francesco/PLX
> npt_accel-29.dcd                                3%   13MB   0.0KB/s -
> stalled -
>
>
> No problem with small files.
>
> Check at CINECA resulted in no malfunction. The provider (TELECOM ITALY)
> says their adsl if percetly functioning. Actually, the speed, ca
> 600kb/s, is as expected (don't smile, Italy is at that speed; if you pay
> more, you can just hope to download at 1000kb/s, while out is always
> impracticably slow).
>
> My question is: can scp, as available from my installation on a wheezy
> amd64 box, be responsible?
>
> thanks for advice
>
> francesco pietra
>