Re: Inactivity disconnecte after too short a time - how to change?

From: Darren Dunham (ddunham_at_redwood.taos.com)
Date: 12/02/03 

Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:29:17 GMT

usenet@isbd.co.uk wrote:
> I use ssh to connect to remote systems both from work and from
> home. When I connect from work the connection stays up essentially
> for ever, well for 8 hours or so, even if I don't use it.

> However when I connect from home the ssh connections drop out after
> only a minute or so which is a real nuiscance, you've only got to
> answer a telephone call or look something up on a web page and the ssh
> window loses its connection.

Firewall/NAT box that's dropping state after only a minute for some
reason? As it works inside, I doubt it has anything to do with the SSH
connection.

> This may, I suppose, not be an SSH problem but I'm a bit stuck as to
> where to look so any help would be appreciated.

Network admins. 

-- 
Darren Dunham                                           ddunham@taos.com
Unix System Administrator                    Taos - The SysAdmin Company
Got some Dr Pepper?                           San Francisco, CA bay area
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