<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Compressed TCP/IP-Sessions using SSH-like tools: Introduction</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Compressed-TCP-2.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Compressed-TCP.html#toc1" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Compressed-TCP-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Compressed-TCP.html#toc1">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A> </H2> <P>In the past, we used to compress files in order to save disk space. Today, disk space is cheap - but bandwidth is limited. By compressing data streams, you achieve two goals: <P>1) You save bandwidth/transfered volume (that is important if you have to pay for traffic or if your network is loaded.). <P>2) Speeding up low-bandwidth connections (Modem, GSM, ISDN). <P>This HowTo explains how to save both bandwith and connection time by using tools like SSH1, SSH2, OpenSSH or LSH. <HR> <A HREF="Compressed-TCP-2.html">Next</A> Previous <A HREF="Compressed-TCP.html#toc1">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>