From 40a23637b9cb6364c8baeb2c25b1d8115bc740c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Watson Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:09:51 +0000 Subject: Partial server keep-alive implementation for SSH1 Bug: https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1712 Last-Update: 2013-09-14 Patch-Name: ssh1-keepalive.patch --- ssh_config.5 | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'ssh_config.5') 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, -- cgit v1.2.3