Re: scp timeout on dual-core processor

[Kurt T Stam <kstam at redhat dot com>]

Harig, Mark wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I have the same exact problem as Steve:
> >  
> > "I have a (what appears to be) similar problem also with a dual core
> >
> > (Centrino Duo) machine.  My problem manifests when I attempt 
> > to paste in an
> > X window (i.e. click the middle mouse button).  I immediately (100%
> > reproducible) get "Disconnecting: Timeout, server not 
> > responding.", and my
> > ssh session dies."
> >
> > I just got a new machine with a centrino duo, dual core processor... 
> >
> > Just another data point.. If there is anything I can do in 
> > terms of diagnosis please let me know.
> >
> > Thx,
> >
> > --Kurt
> >
> >     
>
> If you are having this problem on a Dell laptop, then, as Larry Hall
> pointed out earlier, a software package from Embassy has been
> causing problems.  As far as I know this was first described here:
>
> http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2006-05/msg00790.html
>
> You should be able to contact either Dell or Embassy for a patch
> that fixes this problem.  I have applied the fix on several dual-core
> Dell laptops and have not seen the 'scp-timeout' problem since.
>
> ---
>   
Thanks guys, that did the trick!

--Kurt

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