> from "man sshd_config" > > ClientAliveInterval > Sets a timeout interval in seconds after which > if no data has been > received from the client, sshd will send a > message through the > encrypted channel to request a response from the > client. The default > is 0, indicating that these messages will not be > sent to the > client. This option applies to protocol version > 2 only. > ClientAliveCountMax > Sets the number of client alive messages (see > above) which may be > sent without sshd receiving any messages back > from the client. > If this threshold is reached while client alive > messages are being > sent, sshd will disconnect the client, > terminating the session. > It is important to note that the use of client > alive messages is very > different from TCPKeepAlive (below). The client > alive mes- > sages are sent through the encrypted channel and > therefore will not > be spoofable. The TCP keepalive option enabled > by TCPKeepAlive > is spoofable. The client alive mechanism is > valuable when the client > or server depend on knowing when a connection > has become > inactive. > > The default value is 3. If ClientAliveInterval > (above) is set to 15, > and ClientAliveCountMax is left at the default, > unresponsive > ssh clients will be disconnected after > approximately 45 seconds. > > Set this in your sshd_config and restart opensshd > > Hth >From the sshd_config that I have, there is no entry like ClientAliveInterval and ClientAliveCountMax in this file. Should I create the entry in that file? Besides, if there is no such entries in that file, what is the default value then ? __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html
