Re: [TCLUG:9873] DSL USWEST and Timeouts

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Mike Nielsen (mnielsen@iastate.edu):
> 
> I wonder if this happens to anyone else.  If I am telnetting to another site
> (Seems like any site has the same problems)  But if I'm idle for 15 minutes the
> connection gets booted.    
>  
> The same happens for anyone telnetting into me.
> 
> Does anyone know where this behavior is controled?  Or know of a work around?
> 
> 

Real Time has seen this problem as well. Even with the deluxe Megabit service.
The work around has been to ping every 60 secs, 1 packet to keep the link up. 

I do not know the cause, but it's really irritating. Of course USWest says it
is on our side.

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