Re: detecting network change.

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Subject: Re: detecting network change.
From: Nicolas George <george@nsup.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:57:42 +0100
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Tim Woodall (HE12026-01-12):
> Is there a portable (not specific to how networking is configured) way of
> detecting a network change and forcing ssh to close.
> 
> At work I have an ubuntu laptop, when at my desk I'm using wired connection,
> when I go to a meeting it switches to wifi.
> 
> All my ssh sessions hang when this happens.

Can you request a VPN with a stable IP? That would avoid the
disconnections altogether, which is more convenient than detecting them.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George

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