> Rick Bilonick wrote: >> I re-installed Fedora 8 and now I can get a reverse ssh tunnel (from >> server to home) by typing on the server: >> >>> ssh -R 2022:server.ip:22 home@xxxxxxx >> >> >> Then when at the home computer, I type: >> >>> ssh -p 2022 server@localhost >> >> This works fine. The only problem is the connection always times out >> even though I've changed the sshd_config files on both machines to keep >> it alive. I've restarted the sshd daemon also. Not sure why the >> connection keeps closing. >> > > Run something like > while date ; do sleep 60; done > in the ssh session setting up the tunnel, adjust sleep time if needed. > That will generate some traffic to keep the connection from timing out. > I found a little utility called "spinner" it will draw a spinning bar in the corner of the screen or with the "-n" option send a null char once a second (adjustable) I simply type "spinner -n". This will keep your session open indefinitely. Program is here: http://www.laffeycomputer.com/spinner.html -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
