It turns out that ssh by default doesn't like to stay connected forever. If you setup a port forward as described below and don't connect to it right away one end or the other will timeout (not sure which, but it doesn't really matter). To circumvent this issue, I've taken to setting up the forward, connecting to the remote box, then connecting through the port forward in a screen session, and detaching screen (or not, depending on my mood). Now ssh won't be able to tell that there's no interaction and will stay connected indefinitely.
Incidentally, if you love the power of the command line and haven't heard of screen, you should install it at the earliest opportunity. Thank me later.
Friday, January 12, 2007
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