Re: disable auto logoff

2002-11-09 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bob> Firewalls especially those running NAT will implement timers Bob> that if they do not see traffic from the internal interface Bob> within their timeout limit will clear the route from their Bob> tables. A keepalive is needed

Re: disable auto logoff

2002-11-09 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:34:35AM -0600, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > "Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Bob> If you are logged in across the network then likely the TCP > Bob> stack is idling you out. You may need to set a keepalive. > > Bob, > > I'm curious to know if

Re: disable auto logoff

2002-11-09 Thread Bob Proulx
Shyamal Prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-09 10:34:35 -0600]: > > I'm curious to know if you are saying this based on experience with > the Linux TCP stack. A TCP stack should *never* idle you out AFAIK > (RFC793), so you got me thinking about the Linux implementation. I > hope it is not the TCP

Re: disable auto logoff

2002-11-09 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bob> If you are logged in across the network then likely the TCP Bob> stack is idling you out. You may need to set a keepalive. Bob, I'm curious to know if you are saying this based on experience with the Linux TCP stack. A TCP stack s

Re: disable auto logoff

2002-11-08 Thread Bob Proulx
Aravind Vinnakota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-08 19:09:58 -0500]: > I am logging into the machine using my user account and my home > directory mounts from the NFS server when I login. The problem now > is, when I leave the system logged on for a while, the system is > actually getting logged off,

disable auto logoff

2002-11-08 Thread Aravind Vinnakota
Hi all, I am using Debian 3.0 on a x86 machine. I am logging into the machine using my user account and my home directory mounts from the NFS server when I login. The problem now is, when I leave the system logged on for a while, the system is actually getting logged off, thus preventing me from