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Why does scp get stalled? How do I resolve it?

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When I attempted to copy a file (of size, ) over the network using scp I get a error <file> stalled
Why does this happen? How do I resolve it?

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answered 1 Year ago tigehanc · Accepted Answer

This happens because scp is trying to grab as much bandwidth as possible, and any delay (by a firewall, etc.) can stall it. Limiting the bandwidth (with -l option) will fix it.

For example, you might want to limit the bandwidth to 1 MB/s (= 8192 Kbits/s):

 scp -l 8192 <file> <destination>

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