Comment by dozzie
8 years ago
> Remove the network cable while in an SSH session, and PuTTy will immediately disconnect you.
But it's not a problem with PuTTY, it's a problem with Windows networking subsystem. Once you remove cable, the whole interface immediately goes down, IP address gets deconfigured, and all open sockets using the address get closed. (I was bitten in the ass by this when I had several Windows Server machines under my care.)
You'll get exactly the same with any other long running TCP connection.
But it still stands that using PuTTY sucks. I'll gladly give you that many of the reasons it gives a bad experience are because of various Windows characteristics.