TCP Timeout

[vishal-askqns]

hi,

Please let me know "How can I reduce TCP timeout " for delay which
is normally in minutes.
I want to reduce it in miliseconds or 1-2 seconds.

Regards
Vishgal

[meton_magis]

I think a tcp delay would be dependant on your application in question, not tcp in general, or any system wide configuration.

You also need to list quite a bit more information.

What distro are you running,
What application are you running that you're trying to reduce your timeout,

if you post what your ACTUAL problem is, we may be able to offer a workaround too.

[vishal-askqns]

I think a tcp delay would be dependant on your application in question, not tcp in general, or any system wide configuration.

You also need to list quite a bit more information.

What distro are you running,
What application are you running that you're trying to reduce your timeout,

if you post what your ACTUAL problem is, we may be able to offer a workaround too.

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
Actually I need to develop a PING utility which will only use the TCP pinging and not the ICMP.
The TCPWaitTimeDelay in case of MOst opearting system is from 30-300 Seconds.
If the host machine does not up and I ping with the TCP then the timeout wil be on avaerage 2 minutes which will be quite high.
I need to set it in Miliseconds.
So how can I do this .
It will be very pleasing if you elloborate with some sample code.

Regrads
Vishal

[meton_magis]

I'm at work on windows, so I can't help you with real examples, but if ICMP CAN work for you, then just `man ping` to find all the details. You may also want to check out nmap, they have a tcp ping function built into it. I can't help you TOO much beyond that.