[NBP web-reskin] WinSCP Connection is dropping

[Ethan Rowe]

On 01/25/2010 10:05 PM, Steve DiDomenico wrote:
>
> When using WinSCP I seem to be losing my connection to the server 
> every now and again. It reconnects fine.  Seems to be timing our very 
> quickly. Has anyone noticed anything like this?  I did make a network 
> change on my end with a new router on Christmas day.
>

Steve,

Is the new router a wireless router?

I've had issues with SSH and other stateful, session-based protocols 
staying open over my wireless.  With standard SSH (that is, as it is on 
Unix-like OSes), I've found that the ServerAliveInterval option makes 
the difference.  SSH is typically configured to send TCP keep-alive 
packets by default, but over the wireless that doesn't do the job (for 
reasons I've never determined).  ServerAliveInterval -- at least on 
Linux -- causes actual SSH traffic to be used for keepalive purposes, 
rather than plain TCP.

If WinSCP gives you the same ServerAliveInterval setting, try setting it 
to 10 seconds, and see if that makes the difference.

Hope this helps.
- Ethan

-- 
Ethan Rowe
End Point Corporation
ethan at endpoint.com

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