How to Keep SSH Connection alive in Mac OSX

Keeping your ssh connection alive is straight foward.

Step 1
Launch Terminal from your Applications > Utilities folder.

Step 2
Execute the following command into the Terminal window...

sudo nano ~/.ssh/config

Enter your administrative user password when prompted.

Step 3
Add the following line to your ssh config file.

ServerAliveInterval 100

Step 4
Press Control+x to exit, then press Y when prompted to save changes.

Step 5
Press Return to confirm the filename and exit.

Now your New SSH connections should now stay open indefinitely. You can shorten or lengthen the interval as required by your server.