Well, so far I can 'ls' as much as I want now!! Let's hope that this resolves the problem and I can issue more than 2 commands before needing start a new SSH session. :-) Jay, you're a god!! Cheers!! -michelle. -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jay Cliburn Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 1:35 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: FC5 - ssh freezes Michelle Gates wrote: > All, > > Recently installed FC5 on a new HP server... installed it into our colo site > and am seeing some strange behaviour. When I ssh into the box, the command > line freezes if I request too much info. Something as simple as 'ifconfig' > or even 'ls' will cause my session to freeze after about 3 lines of text. > > Has anyone encountered this before? Could it be some strange hardware > problem? > > Any help appreciated as my boss has put a ridiculous time-line on this > project! TCP window scaling issue? On the Fedora box, execute sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=0 and see if your connection works better. Jay -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.1/440 - Release Date: 9/6/2006