> Another problem which appeared at the same time concerns ssh tunnels or 
> ssh shells which I create from outside my private network to my
> gateway. The connection is a DSL link which is periodically reset by the
> provider. When the link comes up again (after 10 seconds or something),
> all the connections that I established from the outside are closed,
> whereas the connections that I had established from inside my network to
> the internet are kept alive.

	the problem was fixed on Aug 16.

itojun