usefulgeek » ssh http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog rants, reviews and kind hearted messages from some geeks Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:08:40 +0000 en hourly 1 Extend the timeout on SSH connections http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/2009/05/extend-the-timeout-on-ssh-connections/ http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/2009/05/extend-the-timeout-on-ssh-connections/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 18:56:00 +0000 jonmoore http://www.usefulgeek.com/blog/?p=122 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> A quick google search will quickly answer this question, but I’ve found myself asking it a few times lately.  Often when I let an SSH session go idle, I’ll end up being disconnected.  By adding ServerAliveInterval 60 to ~/.ssh/config I’ve managed to limit this from happening.

There is also a similar server side fix for this.  Consult man ssh_config and man sshd_config for more details.

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