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Old 01-05-2008, 03:34 AM
deadbeef
 
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Default telnet client timeout

Easy(?) question...

Client A wishes to telnet to Client B:
a> telnet b

On AIX 5.2, client A will timeout only after a whopping 2m30s if client
b is completely down.

Is this time limit hardcoded or can it be altered?

0xbeef
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:34 AM
*************
 
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Default Re: telnet client timeout

Modify the tcp_keepinit to a lower value......

(seconds)

deadbeef wrote:

> Easy(?) question...
>
> Client A wishes to telnet to Client B:
> a> telnet b
>
> On AIX 5.2, client A will timeout only after a whopping 2m30s if client
> b is completely down.
>
> Is this time limit hardcoded or can it be altered?
>
> 0xbeef


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Old 01-05-2008, 03:34 AM
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Default Re: telnet client timeout

Sorry.......

no -o tcp_keepinit=30



deadbeef wrote:

> Easy(?) question...
>
> Client A wishes to telnet to Client B:
> a> telnet b
>
> On AIX 5.2, client A will timeout only after a whopping 2m30s if client
> b is completely down.
>
> Is this time limit hardcoded or can it be altered?
>
> 0xbeef


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Old 01-05-2008, 03:34 AM
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Default Re: telnet client timeout

************* wrote:

> Modify the tcp_keepinit to a lower value......
>
> (seconds)
>
> deadbeef wrote:
>
>> Easy(?) question...
>>
>> Client A wishes to telnet to Client B:
>> a> telnet b
>>
>> On AIX 5.2, client A will timeout only after a whopping 2m30s if client
>> b is completely down.
>>
>> Is this time limit hardcoded or can it be altered?
>>
>> 0xbeef


thanks, i forgot about that...
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