diff --git a/ssh/config b/ssh/config
index fbc876b..e2bcae0 100644
--- a/ssh/config
+++ b/ssh/config
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Rules for all connections
+Host *
+	AddKeysToAgent confirm
+	ForwardAgent no
+
 Host 0?? 0???
 	HostName faui%h.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
 
@@ -26,3 +31,10 @@ Host irc
 Host server
 	HostName tpreisner.de
 	User root
+
+# use if they havent been defined yet:
+Host *
+	Compression yes
+#	IdentitiesOnly yes
+	TCPKeepAlive yes
+	UpdateHostKeys ask