I'll give that a try. On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 04:53:40PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > I have a workaround that I use when I'm at conferences where they seem > to care about inactivity on their network connections. > > I launch a ping something like this: > > ping -i 61 [address] & > > I've found the not quite once a minute ping keeps my connections alive > nicely. > > Just a thought. hth. > > Janina > > Chuck Hallenbeck writes: > > I'm looking for some direction on a funny issue here. There is a system > > running Debian testing which I want to be able to have log onto my own > > desktop, with a connection that persists, and does not time out. But > > the system I am talking about drops its connection if it remains idle > > for a time. It drops the connection whether it is an ssh connection or a > > telnet connection. When I initiate a connection from my own system to > > another host, I have no problem letting the connection remain idle for > > hours, it is still alive when I need it. But when the connection comes > > to me from the Debian Etch host, it will drop out if it remains idle, > > whether that connection is ssh or telnet. It has to be used to remain > > alive. > > > > Where do I begin to look for the problem here? Is there a network > > configuration I need to tweak? I am using the ssh option TCPKeepAlive, > > but on the telnet side, I find no discussion of persistent connections > > in the telnet docs. > > > > Any clues much appreciated. > > > > Chuck > > > > -- > > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (88% of Full) > > But you can get a few downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.595.7777 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada--Go to http://ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- The Moon is Waning Gibbous (88% of Full) But you can get a few downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh
