> Ion Badulescu <ionut@moisil.wal.rhno.columbia.edu> writes:
> >Okay, here's a third type. :) Pre-2.0.30 (yours) keeps dropping an
> >idle rlogin connection from a sparc running solaris, usually after being
> >idle for about 5-6 hours. It doesn't happen with an ssh connection from
> >the same machine (probably because of keep_alive), it also doesn't happen
> >with 2.0.29. The only difference between the two are the SYN and RST
> >cookies I compiled in for 2.0.30.
>
> This is intresting. I presume these two machines are connected via
> an ethernet? What is the final message that the rlogin gives
> when it drops the connection? Connection reset? Something else?
Yes, connection reset is the final message. And yes, the two machines are
connected via ethernet->fddi->ethernet - I might be missing one link, but
it shouldn't make any difference.
Ionut
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