Remote SSH extension doesnt work properly

[SrikarGondesi]

Type: Bug

Remote SSH extension doesnt work properly.
randomly disconnects from the remote machine even when im able to connect to the remote machine using putty in the same time.

and when it disconnects, it refuses to connect back for several hours.

VS Code version: Code 1.108.0 (94e8ae2b28cb5cc932b86e1070569c4463565c37, 2026-01-08T13:53:10.781Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Connection to 'SSH: 192.168.0.164' could not be established

[v-sulagnapal]

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[SrikarGondesi]

Hi Team, Steps to reproduce: 1. Install the below extension 2. Provide host details and login to a linux machine 3. Below is the version of extension that I am using. ***@***.*** <img width="1078" height="647" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ce502953-0482-4ab6-ae1b-466309f983a1" /> Error message: [12:46:47.075] Failed to parse remote port from server output [12:46:47.075] Resolver error: Error at y.Create (c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:745163) at t.handleInstallOutput (c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:743244) at t.tryInstall (c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:866494) at async c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:825206 at async t.withShowDetailsEvent (c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:828461) at async A (c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:821668) at async t.resolve (c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:825858) at async c:\Users\sgondesi\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.122.0\out\extension.js:2:1117225 [12:46:47.082] ------ [12:46:47.082] No hints found in the recent session. [12:46:47.725] Opening exec server for ssh-remote+192.168.0.164 [12:46:47.852] Initizing new exec server for ssh-remote+192.168.0.164 [12:46:47.853] Using commit id "94e8ae2b28cb5cc932b86e1070569c4463565c37" and quality "stable" for server [12:46:47.853] Extensions to install: [12:46:47.922] Opening exec server for ssh-remote+192.168.0.164 [12:46:47.939] Install and start server if needed [12:46:47.947] Running script with connection command: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe" -T -D 64578 "192.168.0.164" sh [12:46:47.948] Generated SSH command: 'type "C:\Users\sgondesi\AppData\Local\Temp\vscode-linux-multi-line-command-192.168.0.164-302518315.sh" | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe" -T -D 64578 "192.168.0.164" sh' [12:46:47.948] Using connect timeout of 62 seconds [12:46:47.949] Terminal shell path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe [12:46:48.169] > [12:46:48.169] Got some output, clearing connection timeout Sometimes I see performance issues on linux machine like below and the remote ssh would still don’t connect even after I resolve those issues. And I am able to connect to the same linux host using putty in the issue time. 1. High Swap usage 2. High number of zombie processes 3. High disk usage and etc.,

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