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Date:      Thu, 6 Dec 2001 17:30:45 -0500 (EST)
From:      Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
To:        "Pirzyk, Jim" <Jim.Pirzyk@disney.com>
Cc:        Bill Fenner <fenner@research.att.com>, <cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org>, <cvs-all@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/share/man/man7 tuning.7
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.30.0112061728540.77752-100000@niwun.pair.com>
In-Reply-To: <iss.2f49.3c0fdd64.da11a.1@mercury.fan.fa.disney.com>

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On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Pirzyk, Jim wrote:

> We also turn the off here.  We have users who need to rsh to each and
> every client (around 1000 or so) to update a config and then we run out
> of TCP connections since most of them are still in FIN_WAIT (or what
> ever the state is).
>
> I guess what I am saying is that in cases where you recycle TCP
> connections on a quick basis, keepalives causes you to run out
> of connections prematurly (sic).
>
> - JimP

I think you're getting keepalives confused with the TIME_WAIT state.
Keepalives only apply to sockets in the established state, not those in
closing states.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack


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