When transferring large files(for example mksysb images) using

scp through a firewall, the scp connection stalls.

Cause:

The reason for scp to stall, is because scp greedily grabs as

much bandwith of the network as possible when it transfers files,

any delay caused by the network switch of the firewall can easily

make the TCP connection stalled.

Solution:

There’s a solution to this problem: Add “-l 8192″ to the scp

command.

Adding the option “-l 8192″ limits the scp session bandwith up

to 8192 Kbit/second, which seems to work safe and fast enough (up

to 1 MB/second):