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May 13, 2009
tjh
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Hi,

I notice the current release only uses TCPKeepAlive.

Is there going to be an option for ServerAliveInterval as well? Or is that something that's recommended for adding into /etc/ssh or ~/.ssh/config.

ServerAliveInterval is the only option which keeps a few of my tunnels up continuously.

Thanks,
Trevor

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May 14, 2009
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Justin
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Hi Trevor, thanks for

Hi Trevor, thanks for writing.

I will look into adding ServerAliveInterval as a default argument to tunnels.

As for custom options, in a future release of Meerkat (post-1.2, which I expect out soon) I will be adding support for arbitrary arguments for an SSH account. This will be similar to the disclosure triangle-based advanced options now available on tunnels.

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May 16, 2009
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tjh
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Hi Justin, Thanks for the

Hi Justin,

Thanks for the quick response. I'd love to switch over to Meerkat once that is enabled.

Your tunnel manager seems to be the most promising successor to SSHKeychain, and I like the auto launch features you've integrated already.

Have a nice weekend,
Trevor

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May 16, 2009
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I would also like to request

I would also like to request the ability to set multiple port forwards per connection. A few of the sites I connect to require going through a jump server and then onto the inner systems.

Meerkat would require me to open up a new connection per server and/or port. It's not a huge inconvenience, but it's a feature from SSHKeychain that I do like.

Regards,
Trevor

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May 16, 2009
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Hi Trevor. This is on the

Hi Trevor. This is on the list as well. Interestingly enough, the need never came up in beta testing or else I may have looked at it for 1.0. But it's something I hope to engineer into a future release.

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August 31, 2010
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Multiple Forwards?

Hi Justin,

Sorry for re-opening an old thread, but I was curious when multiple port forwards support might be slated for Meerkat?

Best,
Trevor

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November 28, 2010
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Multiple Forwards Update?

Hi Justin,

Just checking in if you've made any progress towards multiple port forwards per connection?

Thanks,
Trevor

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November 30, 2010
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Hi Trevor, Two bits of news

Hi Trevor,

Two bits of news -- one good, one bad.

First, I've got a beta of Meerkat with support for ServerAliveInterval within it and I'd love your feedback. Rather than open up the ssh arguments, I've specifically added that option after doing some more research into it. You can get the build here.

As for the multiple port forwards per connection, I don't have anything new yet.

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