Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 13:57:12 -0500 From: Marc Wiz <marc@wiz.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ssh keepalives Message-ID: <20030708185712.GP19130@freshaire.wiz.com> In-Reply-To: <20030708110837.Q54307@njamn8or.no-ip.org> References: <20030708110837.Q54307@njamn8or.no-ip.org>
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On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 11:10:41AM -0700, Viktor Lazlo wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Philip J. Koenig wrote: > > > One of those firewalls is quite flexible about protocol state > > timeouts, I can set this on a service-by-service basis. (ie I could > > increase it for SSH and no other service) > > > > Unfortunately the firewall on the other side isn't so accommodating. > > It has a single timeout setting that affects all traffic that > > traverses the firewall, and I'd rather not increase that too high. > > If there is no option then run a low-bandwidth application in the > background to keep the connection alive, or script something to generate > some activity at frequent enough intervals to do so. I have noticed that with some firewalls at various places that I have worked that it is not sufficient to just have the remote end send data but you have to send data from your side. Needless to say it is a royal pain. Marc -- Marc Wiz marc@wiz.com Yes, that really is my last name.
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