X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/e81024f93e0944de344c6b77868a873854e44892..edd0cb8aef57080ae884e06731a7892ca8cdba44:/doc/config.but diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index 6832229d..358153d3 100644 --- a/doc/config.but +++ b/doc/config.but @@ -1589,7 +1589,11 @@ connectivity is restored, the other side will find that the first side doesn't believe there is an open connection any more. Keepalives can make this sort of problem worse, because they increase the probability that PuTTY will attempt to send data during -a break in connectivity. Therefore, you might find they help +a break in connectivity. (Other types of periodic network activity +can cause this behaviour; in particular, SSH-2 re-keys can have +this effect. See \k{config-ssh-kex-rekey}.) + +Therefore, you might find that keepalives help connection loss, or you might find they make it worse, depending on what \e{kind} of network problems you have between you and the server.