the hatter wrote: > I was meaning KeepAlive as an sshd directive, rather than an > HTTP header, look in /usr/local/etc/sshd_config (or wherever > it is) and see if it already has "KeepAlive yes" in it. If > not, add it, restart sshd, and cross your digits.
Ah, OK. It's not my sshd, so I'm a bit at the mercy of the sysadmin :) Jody Belka wrote: > i think you said you're using putty, yes? if so, it has an > option to send null packets to keep the session active. that's > what i was thinking of. Ah -- found it, thanks. I'll try that out. The spinner managed to keep my connection alive for quite a while now... let's see whether the "null packet keep-alive" think also works. That would be even niftier. Cheers, Philip [email copies appreciated, since I read the digest] -- Philip Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All opinions are my own, not my employer's. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
