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ssh idle connection killed [was Re: [ale] syslog entry]



Danny Cox wrote:
> 	In my case, when I'm working from home, and have ssh'd in to a
> corporate server, and wait too long, the connection is killed.  I don't
> know if that's default ssh/sshd behavior or if it's the firewall
> enforcing some limit, but all I see is the disconnect when I type the
> first character after being inactive past the deadline.

Try a newer version of OpenSSH and look at the option ServerAliveInterval.
This should keep the firewall happy.

	Stephan