public   static   void  test_Ssh() {

        String cmd = "ssh2 user@server";
        StringBuffer strb =  new  StringBuffer( 1024 );
         int  ch;

        Process process =  null ;
         try  {
            Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();

            process = runtime.exec(cmd);
            OutputStream os = process.getOutputStream();
            InputStream is = process.getInputStream();
            InputStreamReader isr =   new  InputStreamReader(is,"IBM866");

// вот тут крутимся до бесконечности :(
             while  (is.available()== 0 ) {
                Thread.currentThread().sleep( 100 );
            }
// сюда не доходим.

             while  ((ch = isr.read()) != - 1 ) {  
                System.out.print(( char )ch);
                strb.append(( char )ch);
                //Thread.currentThread().sleep();
            }
            System.out.println(strb.toString());

            ..........
            //далее код поскипан

            process.destroy();

        }  catch  (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();  
        }  catch  (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();  
        }
    }

Microsoft Windows XP [Версия  5 . 1 . 2600 ]
(С) Корпорация Майкрософт,  1985 - 2001 .

C:\zzWork\IdeaProjects\test1>

C:\zzWork\Projects\arhive\2005_12_08>ssh2 user@server
Authentication successful.
Last login: Thu Dec   8   12 : 56 : 41   2005  from  192 . 168 . 112 . 102 
Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS  5 . 8        Generic Patch   October  2001 
Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS  5 . 8        Generic Patch   October  2001 
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