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In the following, you are provided with instructions for using the KEEPALIVE

support facility added to the TCP/IP components for AIX

5.3 AIX KEEPALIVE support

The no (network options) command can be used by the root user to configure
KEEPALIVE frequencies.

no -o tcp_keepidle=nnn


no -o tcp_keepintvl=nnn

when nnn is in half-seconds.

The command tcp_keepidle specifies the interval of inactivity causing the TCP to
generate a KEEPALIVE transmission for an application that requests them.

The default is 14400 (2 hours).

The command tcp_keepintvl specifies the interval between the nine retry
attempts if a KEEPALIVE transmission is not acknowledged.
The default is 150 (75 seconds).


The no commands must be run each time the AIX system is started. Adding the

no commands to /etc/rc.net is a convenient way of automating this step.

Adding e.g.

no

-o

tcp_keepidle=480


no

-o

tcp_keepintvl=80


to /etc/rc.net causes the TCP to send a KEEPALIVE transmission if a TCP

connection has been inactive for 4 minutes and the application requested
KEEPALIVE transmissions, as AIX now does. AIX recommends these TCP

configuration settings to customers who use TCP/IP attached printers and the
device.


To view current settings enter

no -a

When the installation and configuration procedures for the PSF/AIX have been
completed, you are ready for printing.


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