[NTLUG:Discuss] VNC speed through an SSH tunnel

[severian@pobox.com]

Howdy,
   I got VNC running to a Pentium III-933Windows 2000 VNCserver from a 
Celeron 500 SuSE 8.1 VNC client.  I was surprised at how much slower the 
connection was than when I ran it without the tunnel.  I do have 
compression turned on.  To others that have done this, I have a couple of 
questions.
   1. Do I just have to live with the big performance drop or are there 
some tricks I should try?
   2. Is my performance limited by the Celeron 500 that is 
encrypting?  Does the speed of this machine make a big difference?  If so, 
I'll edd more hardware.  If not, it would be a waste of money.
Thank you,
Ralph