2 files changed, 19 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/clientloop.c b/clientloop.c
index 6d02b0b3a..37b3a040d 100644
--- a/clientloop.c
+++ b/clientloop.c
@@ -563,16 +563,21 @@ client_global_request_reply(int type, u_int32_t seq, void *ctxt)
 static void
 server_alive_check(void)
 {
-        if (packet_inc_alive_timeouts() > options.server_alive_count_max) {
-                logit("Timeout, server %s not responding.", host);
-                cleanup_exit(255);
+        if (compat20) {
+                if (packet_inc_alive_timeouts() > options.server_alive_count_max) {
+                        logit("Timeout, server %s not responding.", host);
+                        cleanup_exit(255);
+                }
+                packet_start(SSH2_MSG_GLOBAL_REQUEST);
+                packet_put_cstring("keepalive@openssh.com");
+                packet_put_char(1);     /* boolean: want reply */
+                packet_send();
+                /* Insert an empty placeholder to maintain ordering */
+                client_register_global_confirm(NULL, NULL);
+        } else {
+                packet_send_ignore(0);
+                packet_send();
         }
-        packet_start(SSH2_MSG_GLOBAL_REQUEST);
-        packet_put_cstring("keepalive@openssh.com");
-        packet_put_char(1);     /* boolean: want reply */
-        packet_send();
-        /* Insert an empty placeholder to maintain ordering */
-        client_register_global_confirm(NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -634,7 +639,7 @@ client_wait_until_can_do_something(fd_set **readsetp, fd_set **writesetp,
          */
 
         timeout_secs = INT_MAX; /* we use INT_MAX to mean no timeout */
-        if (options.server_alive_interval > 0 && compat20) {
+        if (options.server_alive_interval > 0) {
                 timeout_secs = options.server_alive_interval;
                 server_alive_time = now + options.server_alive_interval;
         }
diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 49505ae9c..617a312d0 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -1288,7 +1288,10 @@ If, for example,
 .Cm ServerAliveCountMax
 is left at the default, if the server becomes unresponsive,
 ssh will disconnect after approximately 45 seconds.
-This option applies to protocol version 2 only.
+This option applies to protocol version 2 only; in protocol version
+1 there is no mechanism to request a response from the server to the
+server alive messages, so disconnection is the responsibility of the TCP
+stack.
 .It Cm ServerAliveInterval
 Sets a timeout interval in seconds after which if no data has been received
 from the server,