On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:34:35AM -0600, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > "Bob" == Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Bob> If you are logged in across the network then likely the TCP > Bob> stack is idling you out. You may need to set a keepalive. > > Bob, > > I'm curious to know if you are saying this based on experience with > the Linux TCP stack. A TCP stack should *never* idle you out AFAIK > (RFC793), so you got me thinking about the Linux implementation. I > hope it is not the TCP stack timing out. A TCP connection should stay > up when idle for as long as you want.
The linux TCP stack of course does no such thing. However, linux ipmasq _does_ close idle masquerade sessions after some period of inactivity that you can adjust. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@;incanus.net A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you. -- Ramsey Clark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
