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hc_andy_35682
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Jan 27, 2010

iRule help to set indefinite SSH login session

Thanks to this post I've created an iRule to handle ssh sessions using "IP::idle_timeout"     http://devcentral.f5.com/Default.aspx?tabid=53&view=topic&postid=32109     when CLI...
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Jan 27, 2010
Setting the idle timeout to 0 in the rule probably means immediate, not indefinite. You could try setting it to the max acceptable value instead (maybe 2147483647?).

 

 

But I agree with Matt--it's much better to create a separate VIP and custom FastL4 profile for this.

 

 

Aaron