[PLUG] ssh disconnects on gutsy gibbon

[Larry Brigman]

On Dec 5, 2007 11:25 AM, Bill Ensley <bill at bearprinting.com> wrote:
> I have just had the same problem, server version, Gutsy Gibbon
>
> I haven't had time to dig into it.
>
> I too would appreciate any insight anyone else has
>
> -Bill Ensley
> www.bearprinting.com
>
>
> > A co-worker has installed Gutsy Gibbon on a spare PC here.
> >
> > He doesn't know enough to have mucked up the config.
> >
> > When we ssh to the box our sessions are disconnected after a
> > few minutes.  I have not been able to determine the frequency
> > yet.  I don't know if it's every X minutes or semi-random.
> >
> > The PC does have a dhcp derived address with a lease time of a week.
> >
> > Nothing in the sshd_config points to a time out value.
> >
> > We get disconnected in the middle of typing a command, so I'm
> > reasonably sure it isn't an inactivity timer.
> >
> > What suggestions do you have for diagnosing this?
> >
>
I have the server version installed on a machine.  I was doing all my
admin thru ssh
for several hours without error.  Just a switch between machines.

Maybe it is the source machine interface getting changed or something
between the
machines.