CentOS

OH, I see someone beat me to that.... (and uses the same '5 minute' value for 'pings')
hee hee...

Yes, 'Network Service' groups will implement 'idle timeout' rules on the switches, or router/firewalls, especially if they're attempting to comply with 'audit' requirements (i.e. SOX, CCA networks, etc). BUT, you can try to implement the 'keepalive' functionality in Putty, to see if 'that' helps... ...

As per the FreeIPA website: https://www.freeipa.org/page/Client Forward/backward compatibility is provided, though, they'll adjust to the 'lowest common denominator' in functionality. So I suspect that 'yes' it will work (as you've found), but certain functionality (such as 'v2') will not, if its no...

Have 'variable substitutions' been removed/disabled from the automounter in the Kickstart 'post install' process ? I'm testing my Kickstart infrastructure, which uses the NFS automounter in the "%post" section, that has functioned in all of the EL 5.x, 6.x, and RHEL 7.2 (last time I tested O/S updat...

I can relate to what you're attempting to achieve, and can provide info that 'may' be relevant (though, it would be different in the ID service (AD !) you're going to use). First, only use the Kickstart 'host-config' file to provide the 'proprietary' required entries for the kickstart process. Use t...

In case this is still a relevant topic (7 years later), I came across it after purchasing this model USB 3.0 - gigabit interface devices, and attempted to install it. I'm using CentOS 6.9 (updated) and was able to activate and configure the device in about 10 minutes time... At a 'high level', this ...

Most (if not all) virus-scanning software that will 'install' and 'run' on Linux, just replicate the function that would be seen on a 'Windows-based' computer (meaning, that it scans for 'windows-based' viruses). I've use them (mainly ClamAV) to scan 'user-writeable' locations on the Linux systems, ...

In case 'this' will be of help to you. I had encountered a similiar, but opposite issue, where the Cisco 'Nexus' switches were fragmenting packets (larger than 1480) such that I had to set the MTU size at the point of the PXE boot. 'You' might try a similiar PXE entry for your system(s), using the j...