On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, H.S. wrote: > Hello, > > If I try to ssh to a remote server which is down, SSH takes some minutes > to determine if it really up or not. Does SSH have an option to fix > this time interval during which ssh client is trying to make a > connection to the remote server? > > Thanks. >
In ~/.ssh/config you can set: ConnectTimeout 30 to set a 30 second timeout for example. For more info man ssh_config -- 8 out of 10 Owners who Expressed a Preference said Their Cats Preferred Techno. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org