SSH: Tips And Tricks You Need

“SSH is one of the most widely used protocols for connecting to
remote shells. While there are numerous SSH clients the most-used
still remains OpenSSH’s ssh. There is a plethora of tips and tricks
that can be used to make your experience even better than it
already is. Read on to discover some of the best tweaks to your
favorite SSH client.

“Adding A Keep-Alive

“A keep-alive is a small piece of data transmitted between a
client and a server to ensure that the connection is still open or
to keep the connection open. Many protocols implement this as a way
of cleaning up dead connections to the server. If a client does not
respond, the connection is closed.

“SSH does not enable this by default. There are pros and cons to
this. A major pro is that under a lot of conditions if you
disconnect from the Internet, your connection will be usable when
you reconnect. For those who drop out of WiFi a lot, this is a
major plus when you discover you don’t need to login again.”

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