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author | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-01-07 21:25:15 +0000 |
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committer | Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> | 2008-01-07 21:25:15 +0000 |
commit | 45949ced6ddfcc20baa408b5ecfc79515c7493b1 (patch) | |
tree | 2e7a1e0180261276376150a57f543f046473e6a8 /en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml | |
parent | a6f4086197c58fcff3b38f08e8cc56e66eaae09a (diff) | |
download | installation-guide-45949ced6ddfcc20baa408b5ecfc79515c7493b1.zip |
network-console:
- add information about dropped connections and how to avoid that
(thanks to G. Del Merritt for raising the issue)
- add footnote with command to remove a host from the known_hosts file
Diffstat (limited to 'en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml | 35 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml index 9d0bff67c..a16b0c489 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/network-console.xml @@ -71,12 +71,45 @@ you will have to confirm that it is correct. </para><note><para> +The <command>ssh</command> server in the installer uses a default +configuration that does not send keep-alive packets. In principle, +a connection to the system being installed should be kept open +indefinitely. However, in some situations — depending on your +local network setup — the connection may be lost after some +period of inactivity. One common case where this can happen is when +there is some form of Network Address Translation (NAT) somewhere +between the client and the system being installed. Depending on at +which point of the installation the connection was lost, you may or +may not be able to resume the installation after reconnecting. + +</para><para> + +You may be able to avoid the connection being dropped by adding the option +<userinput>-o ServerAliveInterval=<replaceable>value</replaceable></userinput> +when starting the <command>ssh</command> connection, or by adding that +option in your <command>ssh</command> configuration file. Note however +that in some cases adding this option may also <emphasis>cause</emphasis> +a connection to be dropped (for example if keep-alive packets are sent +during a brief network outage, from which <command>ssh</command> would +otherwise have recovered), so it should only be used when needed. + +</para></note> + +<note><para> + If you install several computers in turn and they happen to have the same IP address or hostname, <command>ssh</command> will refuse to connect to such host. The reason is that it will have different fingerprint, which is usually a sign of a spoofing attack. If you are sure this is not the case, you will need to delete the relevant line from -<filename>~/.ssh/known_hosts</filename> and try again. +<filename>~/.ssh/known_hosts</filename><footnote> + +<para> +The following command will remove an existing entry for a host: +<command>ssh-keygen -R <<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>|<replaceable>IP address</replaceable>></command>. +</para> + +</footnote> and try again. </para></note><para> |