[ale] SSH Woes

[Jim Popovitch]

On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 01:37 -0400, Bob Toxen wrote:
>
> First, try doing:
> 
>   cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_time
> 
> to see what your TCP keepalive time is under each kernel.  If it is much
> longer under your 2.6 kernel, try adding:
> 
>   # Bob: Shorten for SSH through finicky firewalls (default is 7200 secs):
>   echo "Set TCP keepalive time to 180 seconds"
>   echo 180 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_time
> 
> to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file and rebooting.
> 
> Please let me know if that is the problem.

Hey, thanks Bob.  I don't know if this helped Michael, but it sure
helped me.  I've been noticing all sorts of dropped connections (SSH,
AIM Chats, Xwin, etc) from home that I don't see at other locations.
Shortening my keepalive eliminated the problems.  This certainly has
something to do with my Linksys AP.  What is the reasoning behind
dropping so low to 180 (from 7200)?  Can their be any side affects? 

-Jim P.