diff --git a/assembler.py b/assembler.py
index e65d11e..c478e37 100644
--- a/assembler.py
+++ b/assembler.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ while 1:
         break
 
 verbose = verbosity
-no_fullness = no_fullness0
 sys.stderr.flush()
 sys.stdout.flush()
 main()
diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
index dbd11de..e584933 100644
--- a/client.py
+++ b/client.py
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ class FirewallClient:
             raise Fatal('cleanup: %r returned %d' % (self.argv, rv))
 
 
-def _main(listener, fw, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
+def _main(listener, fw, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, latency_control,
+          seed_hosts, auto_nets,
           syslog, daemon):
     handlers = []
     if helpers.verbose >= 1:
@@ -200,7 +201,8 @@ def _main(listener, fw, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
 
     try:
         (serverproc, serversock) = ssh.connect(ssh_cmd, remotename, python,
-                        stderr=ssyslog._p and ssyslog._p.stdin)
+                        stderr=ssyslog._p and ssyslog._p.stdin,
+                        options=dict(latency_control=latency_control))
     except socket.error, e:
         if e.args[0] == errno.EPIPE:
             raise Fatal("failed to establish ssh session (1)")
@@ -300,11 +302,13 @@ def _main(listener, fw, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
             raise Fatal('server died with error code %d' % rv)
         
         ssnet.runonce(handlers, mux)
+        if latency_control:
+            mux.check_fullness()
         mux.callback()
-        mux.check_fullness()
 
 
-def main(listenip, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
+def main(listenip, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, latency_control,
+         seed_hosts, auto_nets,
          subnets_include, subnets_exclude, syslog, daemon, pidfile):
     if syslog:
         ssyslog.start_syslog()
@@ -344,7 +348,8 @@ def main(listenip, ssh_cmd, remotename, python, seed_hosts, auto_nets,
     
     try:
         return _main(listener, fw, ssh_cmd, remotename,
-                     python, seed_hosts, auto_nets, syslog, daemon)
+                     python, latency_control,
+                     seed_hosts, auto_nets, syslog, daemon)
     finally:
         try:
             if daemon:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index cab6a2b..719f86a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import sys, os, re
-import helpers, options, client, server, firewall, hostwatch, ssnet
+import helpers, options, client, server, firewall, hostwatch
 import compat.ssubprocess as ssubprocess
 from helpers import *
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ sshuttle --server
 sshuttle --firewall <port> <subnets...>
 sshuttle --hostwatch
 --
-f,disable-fullness turn off fullness checking (could 10x bandwidth on high latency link)
 l,listen=  transproxy to this ip address and port number [127.0.0.1:0]
 H,auto-hosts scan for remote hostnames and update local /etc/hosts
 N,auto-nets  automatically determine subnets to route
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ x,exclude= exclude this subnet (can be used more than once)
 v,verbose  increase debug message verbosity
 e,ssh-cmd= the command to use to connect to the remote [ssh]
 seed-hosts= with -H, use these hostnames for initial scan (comma-separated)
+no-latency-control  sacrifice latency to improve bandwidth benchmarks
 D,daemon   run in the background as a daemon
 syslog     send log messages to syslog (default if you use --daemon)
 pidfile=   pidfile name (only if using --daemon) [./sshuttle.pid]
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ o = options.Options('sshuttle', optspec)
 if opt.daemon:
     opt.syslog = 1
 helpers.verbose = opt.verbose
-ssnet.no_fullness = opt.disable_fullness
+
 try:
     if opt.server:
         if len(extra) != 0:
             o.fatal('no arguments expected')
+        server.latency_control = opt.latency_control
         sys.exit(server.main())
     elif opt.firewall:
         if len(extra) != 1:
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ try:
                              opt.ssh_cmd,
                              remotename,
                              opt.python,
+                             opt.latency_control,
                              sh,
                              opt.auto_nets,
                              parse_subnets(includes),
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 24dd462..ae7a921 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def main():
         helpers.logprefix = ' s: '
     else:
         helpers.logprefix = 'server: '
+    debug1('latency control setting = %r\n' % latency_control)
 
     routes = list(list_routes())
     debug1('available routes:\n')
@@ -172,5 +173,6 @@ def main():
                 raise Fatal('hostwatch exited unexpectedly: code 0x%04x\n' % rv)
         
         ssnet.runonce(handlers, mux)
-        mux.check_fullness()
+        if latency_control:
+            mux.check_fullness()
         mux.callback()
diff --git a/ssh.py b/ssh.py
index 9d3a8eb..9a6270a 100644
--- a/ssh.py
+++ b/ssh.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys, os, re, socket, zlib
 import compat.ssubprocess as ssubprocess
-import helpers, ssnet
+import helpers
 from helpers import *
 
 
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@ def readfile(name):
     raise Exception("can't find file %r in any of %r" % (name, path))
 
 
-def empackage(z, filename):
+def empackage(z, filename, data=None):
     (path,basename) = os.path.split(filename)
-    content = z.compress(readfile(filename))
+    if not data:
+        data = readfile(filename)
+    content = z.compress(data)
     content += z.flush(zlib.Z_SYNC_FLUSH)
-    return '%s\n%d\n%s' % (basename,len(content), content)
+    return '%s\n%d\n%s' % (basename, len(content), content)
 
 
-def connect(ssh_cmd, rhostport, python, stderr):
+def connect(ssh_cmd, rhostport, python, stderr, options):
     main_exe = sys.argv[0]
     portl = []
 
@@ -52,7 +54,9 @@ def connect(ssh_cmd, rhostport, python, stderr):
 
     z = zlib.compressobj(1)
     content = readfile('assembler.py')
-    content2 = (empackage(z, 'helpers.py') +
+    optdata = ''.join("%s=%r\n" % (k,v) for (k,v) in options.items())
+    content2 = (empackage(z, 'cmdline_options.py', optdata) +
+                empackage(z, 'helpers.py') +
                 empackage(z, 'compat/ssubprocess.py') +
                 empackage(z, 'ssnet.py') +
                 empackage(z, 'hostwatch.py') +
@@ -63,9 +67,8 @@ def connect(ssh_cmd, rhostport, python, stderr):
                 import sys;
                 skip_imports=1;
                 verbosity=%d;
-                no_fullness0=%d;
                 exec compile(sys.stdin.read(%d), "assembler.py", "exec")
-                """ % (helpers.verbose or 0, ssnet.no_fullness or 0, len(content))
+                """ % (helpers.verbose or 0, len(content))
     pyscript = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', pyscript.strip())
 
         
diff --git a/ssnet.py b/ssnet.py
index 9cd42a0..62fa378 100644
--- a/ssnet.py
+++ b/ssnet.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ cmd_to_name = {
     CMD_HOST_LIST: 'HOST_LIST',
 }
     
-no_fullness = 0
+
 
 def _add(l, elem):
     if not elem in l:
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class Mux(Handler):
         return total
             
     def check_fullness(self):
-        if not no_fullness and self.fullness > 32768:
+        if self.fullness > 32768:
             if not self.too_full:
                 self.send(0, CMD_PING, 'rttest')
             self.too_full = True
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ class Mux(Handler):
         debug2(' > channel=%d cmd=%s len=%d (fullness=%d)\n'
                % (channel, cmd_to_name.get(cmd,hex(cmd)),
                   len(data), self.fullness))
-        if not no_fullness:
-            self.fullness += len(data)
+        self.fullness += len(data)
 
     def got_packet(self, channel, cmd, data):
         debug2('<  channel=%d cmd=%s len=%d\n'