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From: jim@applix.com (Jim Morton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: TCP connections being reset
Summary: keepalive needed on AOX/RT 2.2.1
Keywords: tcpip
Message-ID: <977@applix.com>
Date: 3 Jun 89 19:02:31 GMT
References: <304@matrox.UUCP> <618@scifi.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: APPLiX Inc., Westboro MA
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In article <618@scifi.UUCP>, njs@scifi.UUCP (Nicholas J. Simicich) writes:
> In article <304@matrox.UUCP> rob@matrox.UUCP (Robert Keller) writes:
> >The problem:
> >	At unpredictable intervals our IBM-RT resets individual telnet 
> >	TCP connections.
> 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?

Nick hit it right on the head. We changed out socket based DOS application
to support keepalive and bingo - stopped dropping connections! Unfortunately
this is mentioned nowhere in the "Interface Program for TCP/IP" manual...
Thanks, Nick!
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Jim Morton, APPLiX Inc., Westboro, MA
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