Hi, I am using a free ISP to connect to the internet from home. My problem is every 30min the system cuts off and I need to login again. I have written a script that does the auto login and it works fine but as the connection is dropped so is my SSH connection and any downloads I have. My question: As I have a server running at work is it possible to set up some sort of tunnel that will be maintained/re-established so an SSH session will not be lost. i.e. PC -> TUN ->FREE ISP -> TUN -> SERVER -> INTERNET I will be honest I do not know where to start so I am asking for some pointers / help. Kind Regards Stephen
Hi, I forgot about screen, I used it quite a few years ago for running some stuff over night it's very usfull. But that is not really what I would like to solve.. Say I would like to download a large file locally (one that takes longer than 30min). Because my ISP dropps the connection after 30 min My problem is that the download also breaks. What I was hopeing for is a solution along the lines of a virtual connection to the server that if dropped, re-connects but sessions are maintained. So downloads and ssh sessions continue. Does VPN maintain a session if the connection is dropped and re-connects? EDIT ADD: I have identified what is creating one of my problem, it's my ISP's load balancer and thus my ip keeps changing at random intervals. Is there a way to configure my server to ignore the ip changes? Stephen
