Re: ssh/xterm strangeness

["Brian A. Seklecki" <lavalamp@burghcom.com>]

> > the session will go away in about 2 hours of idle time.  The error is:
> >
> >     xterm:  fatal IO error 60 (Connection timed out) or KillClient on X \
> >             server "mc.wireless.snafu.org:11.0"

Make sure the following line is present in the SSHD Config on the remote
server:

KeepAlive yes

> >
> > Local xterms (local to mc-w) do not time out.
> >
> > Any hints on where to look to track this down?
> >
> > // marc
>
> Try "ssh -fn mc-w xterm -geometry 80x36" as per ssh(1).

...assuming you're using RSA key auth + empty passphrase.

>
> Andrew.
>
> --
> Andrew Shugg <andrew@neep.com.au>                   http://www.neep.com.au/
>
> "Just remember, Mr Fawlty, there's always someone worse off than yourself."
> "Is there?  Well I'd like to meet him.  I could do with a good laugh."
>
>
>

--Brian

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