From 894a2d7b571fc29a0af7022e170d8b3b5634a1ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jacob Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:54:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention SSH-2 rekeys in the keepalive section. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@6363 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/config.but | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index 6832229d..e04120e7 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 activity; 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. -- 2.11.0