Keep alive Parameter

[R.Suresh]

Dear all,

What is Keep alive Parameter?
What for it is Used?

How do I configure it?

Thanks & Regards
R.Suresh.

[Rainer_1]

keep alive is used by socket stream operations. If enabled, keeps an otherwise idle TCP connection active.

[Carol Garrett · Accepted solution]

Heres a really good summary of keep alive;

http://www.dutchworks.nl/htbin/hpsysadmin?h=3&dn=6097&q=keep%20alive&fh

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

'keepalive' is a TCP/IP tuning parameter that allows dead connections to be discovered and closed more quickly.

See man (1M) ndd.

See also, this thread:

http://my1.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0x28a683667c40d4118feb0090279cd0f9,00.html

...JRF...

[Devbinder Singh Marway]

have a look at

http://europe-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=717f03af1ac2241b8c/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000048198089