Re: [TCLUG:9873] DSL USWEST and Timeouts

[Scott Dier - dieman <dieman@ringworld.org>]

Dono. I can keep an idle SSH to destiny.ringworld.org up for days on end.

It is on the end of a home-grade 512k dsl line in the uptown area.
Service from iaxs and uswest.  

So it shows (at least in that area) that it is totally possible (for me).

dieman   pts/2    XXXX.XX.umn.edu 25Oct99  2days  1.22s  1.22s  tcsh

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Bob Tanner wrote:

> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 11:03:58 -0600
> From: Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>
> Reply-To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9873] DSL USWEST and Timeouts
> 
> Quoting Mike Nielsen (mnielsen@iastate.edu):
> > 
> > I wonder if this happens to anyone else.  If I am telnetting to another site
> > (Seems like any site has the same problems)  But if I'm idle for 15 minutes the
> > connection gets booted.    
> >  
> > The same happens for anyone telnetting into me.
> > 
> > Does anyone know where this behavior is controled?  Or know of a work around?
> > 
> > 
> 
> Real Time has seen this problem as well. Even with the deluxe Megabit service.
> The work around has been to ping every 60 secs, 1 packet to keep the link up. 
> 
> I do not know the cause, but it's really irritating. Of course USWest says it
> is on our side.
> 
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