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Why is my connection via ssh tunneling much slower than other connections to a remote machine?

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Mar 15, 20265001 views
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I rented a small Linux box with an intention to use it as a proxy for netflix etc. When I ssh and run wget my speeds are like 20Mb/s but when I connect with putty and go to speedtest I only get like 1Mbit down and 300kbit up. Processor information

Error Output

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 44
model name      : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5620  @…

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Fix for: Why is my connection via ssh tunneling much slower than other connections to a remote machine?

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When you ssh into the box, you are making a connection between your computer and the server; it's like you are sitting in front of the server looking at a terminal. When you run wget, the server uses its internet connection to download the file, not…

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