i notice the same thing too when i ssh to my bsd box inside or outside the local network that goes through a linksys broadband router. i'm using securecrt if that makes a difference. At 05:53 AM 10/27/2002, you wrote: >At home I have a Win2K box, WinXP box, Debian Linux box, Linksys 8-port >broadband/dsl router, and do frequent sshing. > >I discovered my GUI-based ssh connections from my Windows boxes time out >after a short period of time of no activity (can be under a minute). >The ssh clients I use most often are putty and securecrt (latest of each). > >As a trial, this past Saturday morning I established several ssh >connections to accounts I have, including my Debian box on the lan. > >I used putty, securecrt, and Cygwin's command-line ssh clinets. >I also established an ssh tty-based session from my debian box to a work >UNIX host. > >I found putty and securecrt disconnected as expected, but the cygwin ssh >sessions remained up and running (including through the writing of this >message). > >So I wonder, what is it about a gui ssh client which would cause a timeout? > >Ideas? > >Scott > > >================================== >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm