Re: ssh reverse tunnel

Rick Bilonick wrote:
I re-installed Fedora 8 and now I can get a reverse ssh tunnel (from
server to home) by typing on the server:

ssh -R 2022:server.ip:22 home@xxxxxxx


Then when at the home computer, I type:

ssh -p 2022 server@localhost

This works fine. The only problem is the connection always times out
even though I've changed the sshd_config files on both machines to keep
it alive. I've restarted the sshd daemon also. Not sure why the
connection keeps closing.


Run something like
while date ; do sleep 60; done
in the ssh session setting up the tunnel, adjust sleep time if needed.
That will generate some traffic to keep the connection from timing out.

I found a little utility called "spinner" it will draw a spinning bar in
the corner of the screen or with the "-n" option send a null char once a
second (adjustable) I simply type "spinner -n". This will keep your
session open indefinitely.

Program is here: http://www.laffeycomputer.com/spinner.html



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