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Subject: RE: tcp keepalive?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Nielsen [mailto:djn@daimi.au.dk]
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 16:04
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: tcp keepalive?
>=20
>=20
> Hi.
>=20
> I'm behind a NAT (over which I have no control), And it seems=20
> to kill idle tcp=20
> connections quite fast. Is there anyway to make freeBSD 5.1 send tcp=20
> keepalives with smaller intervals?
>=20
> It was possible in linux with sysctl=20
> net/ipv4/tcp_keepalive_time=3D300...
> In freeBSD I have not been able to locate the equivalent=20
> option. Any help is=20
> appreciated.

net.inet.tcp.keepintvl

more info at src/sys/netinet/tcp_timer.c=20