ssh timeout question

[Anders Jensen-Waud]

On 29/5/19 5:35 am, Trond Endrestøl wrote:
> On Tue, 28 May 2019 15:16-0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>
>> I don't run into issues with this because my remote sessions tend to
>> have an application running that updates an on-screen time display every
>> minute. That's not why I do it, of course.
> Unless you need X11 and/or port forwarding, why not try net/mosh?
>
> mosh uses ssh to bootstrap itself before it switches to a UDP based
> protocol running on a port > 60000. mosh is fairly resistant to packet
> loss and allows for seamless roaming. Roaming is limited to IPv4 or
> IPv6, depending on which protocol you chose when you did the initial
> connect. The use of screen or tmux is highly recommended. More
> information here: https://mosh.org
I can second this. It works really nicely, especially when working on a 
mobile connection / on the go.