Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: help on fin_wait | Date | Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:17:59 +0100 (BST) |
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> You may want to edit include/net/tcp.h and tune the TCP timeout values to > suit your need and adjust timeout to a lower value from there. > > We've been running various services that require such tuning especially on > heavily loaded servers to obtain optimum performance.
NO NO NO
The TCP time wait period is defined by the RFC and constrained by internet and mathematical requirements neccessary to handle a non infinite sequence space - ie a safety time before reuse.
Anyone who lowers that is not talking TCP and risks ack fights and data corruption.
Alan
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