# Connection timed out when running SSH connection command

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**Created:** [June 13, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-timed-out-when-running-ssh-connection-command/311880 "2024-06-13T07:38:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-timed-out-when-running-ssh-connection-command/311880/3 "2024-06-13T08:20:37Z")

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> [@NateDhaliwal](#):
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> Any ideas?

Can you install tmux or screen on the Pi? I haven’t used  
screen, but I’ve used tmux to deal with the connection timeout issues in the past. You don’t have to become a tmux super user to use it: [Getting Started · tmux/tmux Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/Getting-Started)

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