[sshfs] bridged sshfs hangs

[Michael S. <mik...@gm...>]

Hi all,

I am trying to find a solution for a problem we have delivering large
files to vendors. The problem is, we use AWS - EC2 to package up are
files -- wich can range from 10 - 40GB -- then they go to a bridged
server that connects to our vendors. Unfortunately, AWS does not offer
static IP's, and our vendors require an IP to allow us access through
the FW.

I decided to give SSHFS a shot.. and it seems to work fine, except it
randomly hangs. Is it possible that it's just a server variable I'm
missing in the ssh config? Or is this just a dumb thing to do
entirely.

To recap a bit, my AWS instances build these large packages, and push
them to my bridged server which I have mounted to our vendors file
system via sshfs.

Here is a list of my setup.

OS - RHEL4
KERNEL - 2.6.9-55.ELsmp #1 SMP x86_64

SSHFS version 1.8
FUSE library version: 2.7.1
fusermount version: 2.7.1
using FUSE kernel interface version 7.8


On the AWS side, in the ssh_config I do have ServerAliveInterval 15 as
well as on my bridged server.


I'm stuck, so any advice helps!

Thanks,
-Mike