Rick Bilonick wrote:
> I re-installed Fedora 8 and now I can get a reverse ssh tunnel (from
> server to home) by typing on the server:
>
>> ssh -R 2022:server.ip:22 home(a)home.ip
>
>
> Then when at the home computer, I type:
>
>> ssh -p 2022 server@localhost
>
> This works fine. The only problem is the connection always times out
> even though I've changed the sshd_config files on both machines to keep
> it alive. I've restarted the sshd daemon also. Not sure why the
> connection keeps closing.
>
Run something like
while date ; do sleep 60; done
in the ssh session setting up the tunnel, adjust sleep time if needed.
That will generate some traffic to keep the connection from timing out.
I found a little utility called "spinner" it will draw a spinning bar
in
the corner of the screen or with the "-n" option send a null char once a
second (adjustable) I simply type "spinner -n". This will keep your
session open indefinitely.
Program is here:
http://www.laffeycomputer.com/spinner.html