[Dxspider-support] Secure node to node connection proposal

[Dirk Koopman]

Erm.. Sorry Chuck, but no. All protocols in use are TCP based. The 
confusion arises because you are correct that SSL connections will incur 
both extra processor power (not to mention latency) - per connection - 
that normal TCP connections do not. All connections to DXSpider are TCP 
based (even the various radio protocols that are connected to DXSpider 
through adaption software [e.g. AX25 - C client, BPQ and the AGW 
connector]).

73 Dirk G1TLH

On 26/02/2023 16:45, chuck.gooden wrote:
> If I recall telnet works on a UDP socket where as SSH works on a TCP 
> socket and follows the tcp protocol that guarantees that packets are 
> received without error and in the order they were sent.  UDP protocol 
> does not do this, packets can be dropped any not received at all.  
> Will the additional overhead of TCP effect the cluster during a contest?
>
> Chuck K9LC
>