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From: njs@scifi.UUCP (Nicholas J. Simicich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: TCP connections being reset
Keywords: tcpip
Message-ID: <618@scifi.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 89 03:05:13 GMT
References: <304@matrox.UUCP>
Reply-To: njs@scifi.UUCP (Nicholas J. Simicich)
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Organization: Nick Simicich, Peekskill, NY
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In article <304@matrox.UUCP> rob@matrox.UUCP (Robert Keller) writes:

>The problem:
>	At unpredictable intervals our IBM-RT resets individual telnet 
>	TCP connections.
 (.....)
>specs:	AIX 2.2.1, (...)

Is it possible, perchance, that the machines you are talking to do not
support keepalive?  

I think that AIX 2.2.1 requires that the far end support keepalive.
Also, have you called in to get a recent service level?


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