+++ Lonnie Olson [22/05/08 12:01 -0600]: > > > I can connect to and log into the server just fine. The session works great > > as long as I am actively doing something in the shell. However, if I let it > > sit idle for (it seems) < 1 minute, the session seems to just lock up. > > Many consumer routers/DSL modems do not handle long running SSH > connections well. They sometimes tend to kill the connection > prematurely. You can experiment with the SSH options TCPKeepAlive, > and ServerAlive in the client to see if you can avoid it. However > more often than not the problem is caused by the router itself. >
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