[KLUG Members] Dead ssh connections

[Bruce Smith]

> > You can use the web, IM, or whatever on here (although I'm quite certain
> > that port 25 is locked off).  However, SSH connections, if left for a few
> > moments with no keyboard input, will simply die.  They just will 'not
> 
> I've seen this type of behaviour on OLD ipchains based firewalls.  The
> connection buffer isn't big enough and tosses old connections to make
> way for new ones if they have been idle for any length of time at all.

I've saw this problem once with an old DHCP server, where it kept changing 
my IP address, which of course killed connections with sessions, like SSH.
Check your assign IP and see if it's changing.
 
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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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