Chris G <cl@xxxxxxxx> writes: > # Run ka (keep alive) if this is a remote ssh login > # > if [ "$SSH_CLIENT" ] > then ka& > fi Why not just turn on the ssh and sshd keep-alives? sshd_config: ClientAliveInterval 60 ClientAliveCountMax 30 ssh_config: ServerAliveInterval 60 ServerAliveCountMax 30 These settigns will send a packet every 60 seconds to keep the NAT state fresh when using a losing home NAT box (like the wrt54g when running factory firmware). As an added benefit after 30 minutes of dropped packets the program at each end exits. I used to have a problem with a buddy that had one of the above routers that would complain that my system's sshd dropped him after 10 minutes of inactivity. I sent him a ps showing that he had 6 sshd's still active here waiting for his next input. After I added the sshd_config settings his connections stopped dropping. -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/
