SSH Timeouts

[Gerald Combs]

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> I'm looking for other people who are having trouble maintaining idle SSH 
> sessions.
> 
> Recently RoadRunner replaced our router at one location, and since then idle 
> sessions lock up in three to five minutes.  As far as I know, there was no 
> change on any of the systems involved.  SSH clients and daemons are largely 
> set to default configurations.  Sessions within the site do not lock up, and 
> sessions between other sites still behave as expected.

Does RoadRunner manage the router in question?  If so, have you asked
them what the currently-configured NAT entry timeout is for TCP sessions?

Does this only affect SSH, or does it affect other protocols, e.g. FTP,
VNC, or Remote Desktop?