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- Document idle_timeout
author Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>
date Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:51:55 +0000
parents b85507ade010
children 7fc4ba3c1cbb
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91 Ensure that traffic is transmitted at a certain interval in seconds. This is 91 Ensure that traffic is transmitted at a certain interval in seconds. This is
92 useful for working around firewalls or routers that drop connections after 92 useful for working around firewalls or routers that drop connections after
93 a certain period of inactivity. The trade-off is that a session may be 93 a certain period of inactivity. The trade-off is that a session may be
94 closed if there is a temporary lapse of network connectivity. A setting 94 closed if there is a temporary lapse of network connectivity. A setting
95 if 0 disables keepalives. 95 if 0 disables keepalives.
96 .TP
97 .B \-I \fIidle_timeout
98 Disconnect the session if no traffic is transmitted or received for \fIidle_timeout\fR seconds.
99 .TP
96 .B \-J \fIproxy_command 100 .B \-J \fIproxy_command
97 Use the standard input/output of the program \fIproxy_command\fR rather than using 101 Use the standard input/output of the program \fIproxy_command\fR rather than using
98 a normal TCP connection. A hostname should be still be provided, as this is used for 102 a normal TCP connection. A hostname should be still be provided, as this is used for
99 comparing saved hostkeys. 103 comparing saved hostkeys.
104 .TP
100 .B \B \fIendhost:endport 105 .B \B \fIendhost:endport
101 "Netcat-alike" mode, where Dropbear will connect to the given host, then create a 106 "Netcat-alike" mode, where Dropbear will connect to the given host, then create a
102 forwarded connection to \fIendhost\fR. This will then be presented as dbclient's 107 forwarded connection to \fIendhost\fR. This will then be presented as dbclient's
103 standard input/output. 108 standard input/output.
104 109