[mdlug] Mint 6, SSH and disconnects

[Raymond McLaughlin]

Jeff Hanson wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Brandon <bfotiu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> My ISP is WideOpenWest and I have cable internet access they have been
>> fairly lenient in the past but this is my first attempt to use SSH.  I
>> have Firestarter installed so I can look for any rules regarding port
>> timeouts.  If it's the ISP resetting the connection shouldn't I just be
>> able to reconnect and be on my way again?  Why would network manager go
>> into offline mode?
>>
> 
> It could be a bug with the network chip driver.  The next time NM goes
> offline, check the kernel messages to see if there was an event
> relating to your network device (eth0, etc.).  In a terminal run:
> dmesg | tail

Also, is your Mint Linux box connected directly to your cable modem, or
through some sort of router? If it's a direct connection, is the network
interface (i.e. eth0) itself dropping? If it is, does WOW give you the
same IP address each time you reconnect?