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Re: ssh time to see if remote server is up



> If I try to ssh to a remote server which is down, SSH takes some minutes
>  to determine if it really up or not. Does SSH have an option to fix
> this  time interval during which ssh client is trying to make a
> connection to the remote server?

Take a look at the ssh_config(5) manpage, specifically the
ConnectTimeout option. The ssh(1) manpage shows how to use this on the
command line if you'd rather set it there. Manpages are good.

Regards,

Thomas

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